Smilacaceae
Smilax

Smilax cognata Kunth

First published in Enum. Pl. 5: 175 (1850)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is SE. & S. Brazil to Bolivia and NE. Argentina. It is a climber and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Argentina Northeast, Bolivia, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Paraguay

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • das Graçac Lapa Wanderly, M, Shepherd, G.J., Sant'Anna Melham, T., Giulietti, A.N. & Kirizawa, M. (2003). Flora Fanerogâmica do Estado de São Paulo 3: 1-367. Instituto de Botânica, São Paulo.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Zuloaga, F.O. & Morrone, O. (eds.) (1996). Pteridophyta, Gymnospermae y Angiospermae (Monocotyledoneae). Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares de la República Argentina 1: 1-323. Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis.
  • das Graçac Lapa Wanderly, M, Shepherd, G.J., Sant'Anna Melham, T., Giulietti, A.N. & Kirizawa, M. (2003). Flora Fanerogâmica do Estado de São Paulo 3: 1-367. Instituto de Botânica, São Paulo.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jul 12, 1993 Ferrucci, S.; Vanni, R.; Fortunato, R.; Rossow, R. [323] Brazil K000828133 Yes
Jul 12, 1993 Buijsman, M. [142] K000828130 Yes
Jul 12, 1993 Burchell, W.J. [3900] Brazil K000828131 Yes
Jul 1, 1993 Smith, L.B.; Klein, R.; Gevieski, A. [7592] Brazil K000828129 Yes
Jul 1, 1993 Burchell, W.J. [1380] Brazil K000828135 Yes
Jul 1, 1993 Glaziou, A.F.M. [8502] Brazil K000828132 Yes
Jan 1, 1993 Gibert [s.n.] Brazil K000828128 Yes
Jul 12, 1953 Ferrucci, S.; Vanni, R.; Fortunato, R.; Rossow, R. [323] Brazil K000828134 Yes
s.coll. [5709] Brazil K002379887 No
Burchell, W.J. [9624] Brazil K000828136 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0