Heterosmilax japonica Kunth

First published in Enum. Pl. 5: 270 (1850)
This name is a synonym of Smilax bockii

Publications

POWO follows these authorities in synonymising this name:

  • Iwatsuki, K., Boufford, D.E. & Ohba, H. (2016). Flora of Japan IVb: 1-335. Kodansha Ltd., Tokyo. [Cited as Smilax bockii.]

This name was accepted following an alternative taxonomy by these authorities:

  • Karthikeyan, S., Jain, S.K., Nayar, M.P. & Sanjappa, M. (1989). Florae Indicae Enumeratio: Monocotyledonae: 1-435. Botanical Survey of India, Calcutta. [Cited as Heterosmilax japonica.]
  • Noltie, H.J. (1994). Flora of Bhutan 3(1): 1-456. Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh. [Cited as Heterosmilax japonica.]
  • Ohwi, J. (1984). Flora of Japan (in English): 1-1067. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. [Cited as Heterosmilax japonica.]
  • Walker, E.H. (1976). Flora of Okinawa and the Southern Ryukyu Islands: 1-1159. Smithsonian Insitition Press, Washington. [Cited as Heterosmilax japonica.]
  • Yonekura, K. (2005). Flowering plants new to Nepal collected in 1995. The Journal of Japanese Botany 80: 191-196. [Cited as Heterosmilax japonica.]
  • Zhengyi, W. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2000). Flora of China 24: 1-431. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis. [Cited as Heterosmilax japonica.]

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Sources

  • 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/
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