Smilacaceae
Smilax

Smilax bockii Warb.

First published in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 29: 259 (1900)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is E. Nepal to Nansei-shoto. It is a climber and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Assam, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Laos, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, Taiwan, Thailand

Recorded in error in:

Vietnam

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • (2022). https://doi.org/10.20531/tfb.2022.50.2.15. epublication.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Zhengyi, W. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2000). Flora of China 24: 1-431. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis. [Cited as Heterosmilax japonica.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • (2022). https://doi.org/10.20531/tfb.2022.50.2.15. epublication.
  • Karthikeyan, S., Jain, S.K., Nayar, M.P. & Sanjappa, M. (1989). Florae Indicae Enumeratio: Monocotyledonae: 1-435. Botanical Survey of India, Calcutta.
  • Leroy, J.-F. (ed.) (1983). Flore du Cambodge du Laos et du Viêt-Nam 20: 1-175. Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris.
  • Noltie, H.J. (1994). Flora of Bhutan 3(1): 1-456. Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh.
  • Ohwi, J. (1984). Flora of Japan (in English): 1-1067. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
  • Smitinand, T. & Larsen, K. (eds.) (1975). Flora of Thailand 2: 1-484. The Forest Herbarium, National Park, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Department, Bangkok.
  • Walker, E.H. (1976). Flora of Okinawa and the Southern Ryukyu Islands: 1-1159. Smithsonian Insitition Press, Washington.
  • Yonekura, K. (2005). Flowering plants new to Nepal collected in 1995. The Journal of Japanese Botany 80: 191-196.
  • 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?
Qin, H.N.; et al. [894118] China K002376169 Yes
Apr 1, 1992 J.D.H.H.F.T.T. [s.n.] India Heterosmilax japonica K002374963 Yes
Sep 1, 1982 s.coll. [77] India Heterosmilax japonica K000820620 Unknown Type Material Yes
Sep 1, 1982 Henry, A. [1711] China Heterosmilax japonica K000820825 Unknown Type Material Yes
Sep 1, 1982 s.coll. [78] India Heterosmilax japonica K000820621 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1877 Lobb, T. [s.n.] Indonesia Heterosmilax japonica K000292131 Type 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