Smilacaceae
Smilax

Smilax arisanensis Hayata

First published in J. Coll. Sci. Imp. Univ. Tokyo 30(1): 356 (1911)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Arunachal Pradesh to S. China and Vietnam, Taiwan. It is a climber and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Assam, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Taiwan, Vietnam

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Baruah, S., Gogoi, P. & Borthakur, S.K. (2018). Smilacaceae of Assam, India. Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany 42: 21-30.
  • Zhengyi, W. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2000). Flora of China 24: 1-431. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Baruah, S., Gogoi, P. & Borthakur, S.K. (2018). Smilacaceae of Assam, India. Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany 42: 21-30.
  • Zhengyi, W. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2000). Flora of China 24: 1-431. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Gressitt, J.L. [186] Taiwan K002376135 Yes
Cavalerie, J. [2322] China K002376134 Yes
Li, Zhen-yu; et al. [891777] China K002376137 Yes
Ching, R.C. [1471] China K002376136 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • 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