Smilacaceae
Smilax

Smilax domingensis Willd.

First published in Sp. Pl., ed. 4. 4: 783 (1806)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Mexico to Tropical America. It is a climber and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome. It is used as a medicine and for food.

Distribution

Native to:

Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panamá, Peru, Puerto Rico, Suriname, Venezuela

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
  • Adams, C.D. (1972). Flowering Plants of Jamaica: 1-848. University of the West Indies, Mona.
  • Balick, M.J., Nee, M.H. & Atha, D.E. (2000). Checklist of the Vascular Plants of Belize with Common Names an Uses: 1-246. New York Botanic Garden Press, New York.
  • Davidse, G. & al. (eds.) (1994). Flora Mesoamericana 6: 1-543. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México, D.F.
  • Espejo Serena, A. & López-Ferrari, A.R. (2000). Las Monocotiledóneas Mexicanas una Sinopsis Florística 1(9-11): 1-337. Consejo Nacional de la Flora de México, México D.F.
  • Ferrufino-Acosta, L. (2010). Taxonomic revision of the genus Smilax (Smilacaceae) in Central America and the Caribbean islands. Willdenowia 40: 227-280.
  • Idárraga-Piedrahita, A., Ortiz, R.D.C., Callejas Posada, R. & Merello, M. (eds.) (2011). Flora de Antioquia: Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares 2: 1-939. Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín.
  • Jørgensen, P.M., Nee, M.H. & Beck., S.G. (eds.) (2013). Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de Bolivia. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 127: 1-1741. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Leon, H. (1946). Flora de Cuba 1: 1-441. Cultural S. A., La Habana.
  • Liogier, H.A. & Martorell, L.F. (2000). Flora of Puerto Rico and Adjacent Islands: a Systematic Synopsis ed. 2: 1-382. Editorial de la Universidad de Puerto Rico, San Juan.
  • Moscoso, R.H. (1943). Catalogus Florae Domingensis: 1-732. New York.
  • Nelson Sutherland, C.H. (2008). Catálogo de las plantes vasculares de Honduras. Espermatofitas: 1-1576. SERNA/Guaymuras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras.

Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co

Useful Plants of Boyacá Project

  • Linares, E.L., Galeano, G., García, N. & Figueroa, Y. (2008). Fibras vegetales utilizadas en artesanías en Colombia. Artesanías de Colombia S.A. , Instituto de Ciencias Naturales-Universidad Nacional de Colombia.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2005). Monocotyledons and Gymnosperms of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 52: 1-415.
  • Adams, C.D. (1972). Flowering Plants of Jamaica: 1-848. University of the West Indies, Mona.
  • Andreata, R.H.P. (1995). Revisão das espécies Brasileiras do gênero Smilax Linnaeus (Smilacaceae: 1-396. Tese (Doutorado) Universidade de São Paulo.
  • Boggan, J. Funck, V. & Kelloff, C. (1997). Checklist of the Plants of the Guianas (Guyana, Surinam, Franch Guiana) ed. 2: 1-238. University of Guyana, Georgetown.
  • Bono, G. (1996). Flora Y Vegetacion del Estado Táchira Venezuela: 1-951. Museo Regionaledi Scienze Naturali, Torino.
  • Braco, L. & Zarucchi, J.L. (1993). Catalogue of the Flowering Plants and Gymnosperms of Peru: 1-1286. Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis.
  • Espejo Serena, A. & López-Ferrari, A.R. (2000). Las Monocotiledóneas Mexicanas una Sinopsis Florística 1(9-11): 1-337. Consejo Nacional de la Flora de México, México D.F.
  • Ferrufino-Acosta, L. (2010). Taxonomic revision of the genus Smilax (Smilacaceae) in Central America and the Caribbean islands. Willdenowia 40: 227-280.
  • Jørgensen, P.M., Nee, M.H. & Beck., S.G. (eds.) (2013). Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de Bolivia. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 127: 1-1741. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Leon, H. (1946). Flora de Cuba 1: 1-441. Cultural S. A., La Habana.
  • Liogier, H.A. & Martorell, L.F. (2000). Flora of Puerto Rico and Adjacent Islands: a Systematic Synopsis ed. 2: 1-382. Editorial de la Universidad de Puerto Rico, San Juan.
  • Moscoso, R.H. (1943). Catalogus Florae Domingensis: 1-732. New York.
  • 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.

Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R., & Celis, M. (eds.). (2020). Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia. v1.1. Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Dataset/Checklist. https://doi.org/10.15472/7avdhn
  • Diazgranados et al. (2021). Catalogue of plants of Colombia. Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia project. In prep.
  • FPI (2021). Food Plants International. https://fms.cmsvr.com/fmi/webd/Food_Plants_World?homeurl=https://foodplantsinternational.com/plants/
  • GBIF.org (2021). GBIF species matching tool. https://www.gbif.org/tools/species-lookup
  • Instituto de Investigación de Recursos Biológicos Alexander von Humboldt (2019). Lista de especies vedadas por la resolución 213 de 1977. 8256 especies. http://i2d.humboldt.org.co/ceiba/resource.do?r=le_plantaspriorizadas_2019
  • Medicinal Plant Names Services (MPNS) v.10 (2021); http://mpns.kew.org/

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2005 Glaziou, A.F.M. [17298] Brazil K000828124 Yes
Jan 1, 2005 Dusén, P.K.H. [9871] Brazil K000828126 Yes
Jan 1, 2005 Seemann [850] Brazil K000828127 Yes
Jan 1, 2005 Riedel [s.n.] Brazil K000828123 Yes
Jan 1, 2005 Linden, J. [50] Mexico K000400509 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 2005 Sellow [s.n.] Brazil K000400505 Isolectotype Yes
Jan 1, 2005 Hoehne, W. [3933] Brazil K000828122 Yes
Jan 1, 2005 Galeotti, H.G. [7082] Mexico K000400508 Type Yes
Jan 1, 2005 Sellow [4] Brazil K000828125 Yes
Jan 1, 2005 Barbey [s.n.] Peru K000400480 Type Yes
Jan 1, 2005 Schiede [987] Mexico K000400510 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 2005 Hartweg [856] Peru K000400479 Type Yes
Jan 1, 2005 Tavares, A.S.; Silva, M.G.; Cisneros, L.A. [70] Brazil K000828121 Yes
Jan 1, 2005 unknown [856] Peru K000400481 Type Yes
Pipoly, J.; Rodríguez, W.; Alvarez, O. [17373] Colombia K002885242 Yes
Pipoly, J.; et al. [18548] Colombia K002885241 Yes
Steyermark, J.A.; Carreno Espinoza, V.; Brewer-Carias, C. [109299] Venezuela K002885254 Yes
Hammel, B.; Chavarría, M.M.; Herrera, G.; Robles, R. [17389] Costa Rica K002379690 Yes
Penneys, D. [214] Costa Rica K002379695 Yes
Jeffrey, C.; Trujillo, B.; Condon, M.A. [2221] Venezuela K002885252 Yes
Wood, J.R.I.; Mendoza, M. [22097] Bolivia K002885249 Yes
Maguire, B. [24551] Suriname K002379886 No
Morales, J.F.; Bohs, L. [3852] Costa Rica K002379694 Yes
Leemann [880] Colombia K002885234 Yes
Matuda, E. [1789] Mexico K002379713 Yes
s.coll. [[970]] Mexico K002379703 No
s.coll. [4585] Puerto Rico K002379770 Yes
Sintenis, P. [1417] Puerto Rico K002379768 Yes
Pringle, C.G. [s.n.] Mexico K002379707 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Jamaica K002379776 Yes
Martínez, K.; Canales, G. [216] Costa Rica K002379700 Yes
Aguilar, R.; Alpízar, V.; Ocampo, M. [2964] Costa Rica K002379701 Yes
Hinton, G.B.; et al. [11627] Mexico K002379705 Yes
Smith, H.H. [2292] Colombia K002885232 Yes
Stork, H.E.; Horton, O.B. [10360] Peru K002885258 Yes
Fuertes, P.M. [417] Dominican Republic K002379764 Yes
Krukoff, B.A. [11129] Bolivia K002885248 Yes
Dawe, M.T. [154] Colombia K002885237 Yes
Callejas, R.; Betancur, J.; Roldan, F.J. [3576] Colombia K002885238 Yes
s.coll. [4689] Ecuador K002885263 Yes
s.coll. [5875] Ecuador K002885264 Yes
Herrera, G. [2110] Costa Rica K002379691 Yes
Lewis, G.P.; Pennington, R.T.; Plana, V. [2952] Ecuador K002885266 Yes
Morton, C.V.; Makrinius, E. [2438] Mexico K002379712 Yes
Hamilton, A.C.; Holligan, P.M. [723] Peru K002885260 Yes
s.coll. [B.T.1240] Colombia K002885235 Yes
Chagala, B.G.; Colín, M. [838] Mexico K002379706 Yes
Hinton, G.B.; et al. [10360] Mexico K002379702 Yes
Ekman, E.L. [13002] Dominican Republic K002379765 Yes
Wallnöfer, B.; Tut-Tesucun, F.M. [5998] Guatemala K002379720 Yes
Kerber, E. [361] Mexico K002379710 Yes
s.coll. [B.T.1241] Colombia K002885236 Yes
Gallotti [s.n.] Mexico K002379716 Yes
Sintenis, P. [1417] Puerto Rico K002379767 Yes
Robertson, E.T. [2027] Jamaica K000524107 Yes
Pipoly, J.; et al. [18628] Colombia K002885240 Yes
Jiménez, Q.; Estrada, A. [2077] Costa Rica K002379693 Yes
Penneys, D. [226] Costa Rica K002379697 Yes
Gutiérrez, L.; Estrada, A.; Ruiz, A.; Sanchez, J.; Gomez, H. [5] Costa Rica K002379698 Yes
Mora, E.; Rojas.; Elias.; Salazar, U.; Francisco. [2007] Costa Rica K001892656 Yes
Wright, C. [1526] Cuba K002379756 Yes
Steyermark, J.A.; Dunsterville, G.C.K.; Dunsterville, E. [92603] Venezuela K002885253 Yes
Skutch, A.F. [4048] Costa Rica K002379696 Yes
Cuatrecasas, J. [13990] Colombia K002885231 Yes
Krukoff, B.A. [11291] Bolivia K002885247 Yes
Steyermark, J.A.; Dunsterville, G.C.K.; Dunsterville, E. [92318] Venezuela K002885251 Yes
Triana, J. [493] Colombia K002885233 Yes
s.coll. [B.T.475] Colombia K002885230 Yes
Ekman, E.L. [8982] Haiti K002379762 Yes
Valenzuela, L.; Suclli, E.; Huamantupa, I.; Carazas, A. [2645] Peru K002885257 Yes
Steyermark, J.A.; Carreno Espinoza, V.; Brewer-Carias, C. [109801] Venezuela K002885255 Yes
Maas, P.J.M.; Manara, B. [5184] Venezuela K002885250 Yes
Valeur, E.J. [899] Dominican Republic K002379763 Yes
Moraga, C. [378] Costa Rica K002379692 Yes
Barbosa, C.; Madriñán, S. [8386] Colombia K002885243 Yes
Linden [2106] Cuba K002379759 Yes
Solomon, J.C. [15646] Bolivia K002885245 Yes
Axelrod, F.; Leal, M.; Axelrod, B.; Marrero, J. [7965] Puerto Rico K002379773 Yes
Sintenis, P. [4585] Puerto Rico K002379769 Yes
Solomon, J.C. [16266] Bolivia K002885244 Yes
Palacios, W. [12407] Ecuador K002885256 Yes
Clarke, D.; Hoffman, B. [580] Guyana K002379884 No
Wright [1526] Cuba K002379757 Yes
Barcelona, J.F.; Proctor, G.R.; Zorrilla, N. [1091] Puerto Rico K002379766 Yes
Matuda, E. [3674] Mexico K002379711 Yes
Matuda, E. [1789] Mexico K002379714 Yes
Eggers [2299] Dominican Republic K002379761 Yes
Orcutt, C.R. [2704] Jamaica K002379775 Yes
Cazalet, P.C.D.; Pennington, T.D. [5600] Ecuador K002885265 No
Galeotti, H. [7082] Mexico K002379715 Yes
Jack, J.G. [7139] Cuba K002379758 Yes
Jamaica K000524106 Yes
Bourgeau, E. [3282] Mexico K002379709 Yes
Rusby, H.H. [558] Bolivia K002885246 Yes
Axelrod, F.; Axelrod, A. [8113] Puerto Rico K002379772 Yes
Lehmann, F.C. [4689] Ecuador K002885262 Yes
Axelrod, F.; Rivera, L. [8481] Puerto Rico K002379771 Yes
s.coll. [F1268] Guyana K002379885 No
s.coll. [9167] Peru K002885261 Yes
Vargas, C. [9645] Peru K002885259 Yes
Clarkson, L.L.; Kress, W.J.E. [75-388] Jamaica K002379774 Yes
Bourgeau, E. [1785] Mexico K002379708 Yes
Nash, G.V. [282] Haiti K002379760 Yes
Martínez, K.; Canales, G. [216] Costa Rica K002379699 Yes
Lewis, G.P.; Pennington, R.T.; Plana, V. [2952] Ecuador K002885267 Yes
Barbosa, C.; Madriñán, S. [8475] Colombia K002885239 Yes
{Jansen-Jacobs, M.J.; B. J. H. ter Welle; Chanderbali, A.; Raghoenandan, U.; James, V.} [3323] Guyana Smilax lasseriana K002885095 Yes
Harrison, S.G.; Persaud, R. [1220] Guyana Smilax lasseriana K002885101 Yes
Jansen-Jacobs, M.J.; {ter Welle, B.J.H.}; {Görts-van Rijn, A.R.A.}; Ek, R.C. [1215] Guyana Smilax lasseriana K002885089 Yes
Gillespie, L.J.; Persaud, H. [1061] Guyana Smilax lasseriana K002885107 Yes
McDowell, T.; Funk, V.; Tiwari, S. [1725] Guyana Smilax lasseriana K002885099 Yes
Pipoly, J.J.; Williams, L.P. [8461] Guyana Smilax lasseriana K002885105 Yes
Jansen-Jacobs, M.J.; {B. J. H. ter Welle}; Gopaul, D.; James, V. [2256] Guyana Smilax lasseriana K002885097 Yes
Mass, P.J.M.; Westra, L.Y.T. [3551] Guyana Smilax lasseriana K002885103 Yes
{Fr. G. Wilson-Bronne, S.J.} [WB421] Guyana Smilax lasseriana K002885091 Yes
{Görts-van Rijn, A.R.A}.; {L. J. W. v. d. Wollenberg}; Gopaul, D. [473] Guyana Smilax lasseriana K002885096 Yes
Elburg, J. [9802] Suriname Smilax lasseriana K002885102 Yes
Maas, P.J.M.; Westra, L.Y.T. [3829] Guyana Smilax lasseriana K002885092 Yes
{Görts-van Rijn, A.R.A.}; Brandbyge, J.; {L. J. W. v. d. Wollenberg}; Gopaul, D. [415] Guyana Smilax lasseriana K002885093 Yes
Graham, V. [261] Guyana Smilax lasseriana K002885090 Yes
{Görts-van Rijn, A.R.A.}; {B. J. H. ter Welle}; Chanderbali, A.; Raghoenandan, U.; James, V. [3663] Guyana Smilax lasseriana K002885094 Yes
Pipoly, J.J.; Godfrey, H. [7363] Guyana Smilax lasseriana K002885106 Yes
Sandwith, N.Y. [204] Guyana Smilax lasseriana K002885088 Yes
Pipoly, J.J.; Gharbarran, G.; Samuels, G. [11521] Guyana Smilax lasseriana K002885100 Yes
Hoffman, B. [941] Guyana Smilax lasseriana K002885104 Yes
Hoffman, B.; Jacobs, H. [1038] Guyana Smilax lasseriana K002885098 Yes
Jan 1, 2005 Krukoff, B.A. [8964] Brazil Smilax krukovii K000400488 Isotype Yes
Klug, G. [2920] Peru Smilax krukovii K002885352 Yes
Cazalet, P.C.D.; Pennington, T.D. [7538] Ecuador Smilax krukovii K002885350 Yes
Schultes, R.E. [3983] Colombia Smilax krukovii K002885353 Yes
Klug, G. [2957] Peru Smilax krukovii K002885351 Yes
Jul 1, 1993 Glaziou, A.F.M. [18579] Brazil Smilax staminea K000828119 Yes
Feb 7, 1990 Barros, F.; Silva, E.G.; Lima.C.P. [1579] Brazil Smilax staminea K000828118 Yes
Ribeiro, R.; Dias-Melo, R.; Monguilhott, L. [392] Brazil Smilax staminea K002379883 No
Silva, M.A.; Oliveira, N.R.; Santos, A.D.; Mendonça, R.C.; Cardoso, E.; Souza, N.G. [4195] Brazil Smilax staminea K000828117 Yes
Braga, J.M.A.; et al. [2603] Brazil Smilax staminea K002379882 No
Villalobos, R. [287] Costa Rica Smilax kunthii K002379539 Yes
Steyermark, J.A.; Carreno Espinoza, V.; Brewer-Carias, C. [108968] Venezuela Smilax jauaensis K002885349 Yes
Jul 1, 1993 Poiteau, P.A. [s.n.] Guyana Smilax floribunda K000828120 Yes
Jamaica Smilax balbisiana K000524101 Yes
Rudall, P. [5-11] Cuba Smilax balbisiana K002379826 Yes
Jamaica Smilax balbisiana K000524097 Yes
Rudall, P. [5-11] Cuba Smilax balbisiana K002379827 Yes
Bancroft [s.n.] Jamaica Smilax balbisiana K000524098 Yes
[illegible] [s.n.] Jamaica Smilax balbisiana K000524099 Yes
Harris, Wm. [12017] Jamaica Smilax balbisiana K000524104 Yes
Maarten, J.M.; et al. [3044] Jamaica Smilax balbisiana K000524105 Yes
[Mamly] [876] Jamaica Smilax balbisiana K000524102 Yes
WY [223] Jamaica Smilax balbisiana K000524100 Yes
Distin [s.n.] Jamaica Smilax balbisiana K000524095 Yes
Ekman, E.L. [H2354] Haiti Smilax balbisiana K002379828 Yes
Nichols, G.E. [165] Jamaica Smilax balbisiana K000524103 Yes
Distin [s.n.] Jamaica Smilax balbisiana K000524096 Yes
Jan 1, 2005 Tonduz [13303] Costa Rica Smilax engleriana K000400946 Type Yes
Jan 1, 2005 Tonduz [13303] Costa Rica Smilax engleriana K000400945 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1935 Tonduz [11732] Costa Rica Smilax engleriana K000400947 Type Yes
Yuncker, T.G.; Dawson, R.F.; Youse, H.R. [6051] Honduras Smilax engleriana K002379528 Yes
Skutch, A.F. [3447] Costa Rica Smilax engleriana K002379525 Yes
Moraga, C. [382] Costa Rica Smilax engleriana K002379527 Yes
D'Arcy, W.G. [15100] Panama Smilax engleriana K002885348 Yes
Morales, J.F.; Abarca, R.J. [6394] Costa Rica Smilax engleriana K002379531 Yes
Espinoza, R. [1448] Costa Rica Smilax engleriana K002379530 Yes
Ling, F. [1] Costa Rica Smilax engleriana K002379529 Yes
Lankester, C.H. [K139] Costa Rica Smilax engleriana K002379524 Yes
Morales, J.F.; Abarca, R.J. [6394] Costa Rica Smilax engleriana K002379532 Yes
Zumbado, M. [1] Costa Rica Smilax engleriana K002379526 Yes

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