Smilacaceae
Smilax

Smilax excelsa L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 1029 (1753)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is E. Balkan Peninsula to N. Iran. It is a climber and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Bulgaria, Greece, Iran, Lebanon-Syria, North Caucasus, Transcaucasus, Türkey, Türkey-in-Europe

Introduced into:

Azores, Romania

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Czerepanov, S.K. (1995). Vascular Plants of Russia and Adjacent States (The Former USSR): 1-516. Cambridge University Press.
  • Davis, P.H. (ed.) (1984). Flora of Turkey and the East Aegean Islands 8: 1-632. Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh.
  • Hansen, A. & Sunding, P. (1985). Flora of Macaronesia. Checklist of vascular plants. 3. revised edition. Sommerfeltia 1: 5-103.
  • Komarov, V.L. (ed.) (1935). Flora SSSR 4: 1-586. Izdatel'stov Akademii Nauk SSSR, Leningrad.
  • Rechinger, K.H., Browicz, K., Persson, K. & Wendelbo, P. (1990). Flora Iranica 165: 1-194. Naturhistorisches Museums Wien.
  • Takhtajan, A.L. (ed.) (2006). Konspekt Flora Kavkaza 2: 1-466. Editio Universitatis Petropolitanae.
  • Tutin, T.G. & al. (eds.) (1980). Flora Europaea 5: 1-452. Cambridge University Press.
  • Urziceanu, M. & al. (2020). Updated list of non-native ornamental plants in Romania. Contributii Botanice Universitatea "Babes-Bolyai" din Cluj-Napoca 55: 59-82.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Davis, P.H. (ed.) (1984). Flora of Turkey and the East Aegean Islands 8: 1-632. Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh.
  • Hansen, A. & Sunding, P. (1985). Flora of Macaronesia. Checklist of vascular plants. 3. revised edition. Sommerfeltia 1: 5-103.
  • Komarov, V.L. (ed.) (1935). Flora SSSR 4: 1-586. Izdatel'stov Akademii Nauk SSSR, Leningrad.
  • Tutin, T.G. & al. (eds.) (1980). Flora Europaea 5: 1-452. Cambridge University Press.
  • Urziceanu, M. & al. (2020). Updated list of non-native ornamental plants in Romania. Contributii Botanice Universitatea "Babes-Bolyai" din Cluj-Napoca 55: 59-82.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
s.coll. [s.n.] K002885429 Yes
Dudley [D35404] Türkiye K002375270 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002885420 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002375264 Yes
Radde [321] K002375265 Yes
Davis [41034] Türkiye K002375274 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002885432 Yes
Prescott [s.n.] Georgia K002375259 Yes
Davis, P.H.; Hedge, I.C. [D32376] Türkiye K002375268 Yes
Gilliat-Smith, B. [336a] Bulgaria K002885427 Yes
[Steven] [s.n.] Spain K002375307 Yes
Prescott [s.n.] Spain K001613251 Yes
Davis, P.H. [13643] Türkiye K002375271 Yes
Hohenacker, R.F. [s.n.] Azerbaijan K002375260 Yes
Browicz, K. [s.n.] Georgia K002375266 Yes
Bornmüller, J.; Bornmüller, F. [13644] Türkiye K002375280 Yes
[Prccot] [s.n.] K002375263 Yes
Masters [s.n.] Türkiye K001739722 Yes
Hohenacker, R.F. [s.n.] Azerbaijan K002375261 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002885421 Yes
Davis; Dodds [20876] Türkiye K002375276 Yes
Gilliat-Smith, B. [122] Bulgaria K002885426 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002375257 Yes
Davis; Coode [37499] Türkiye K002375269 Yes
Davis; Polunin, O. [24956] Türkiye K002375267 Yes
Davis, P.H. [15479] Türkiye K002375275 Yes
Cobham, G. [213] Türkiye K002375281 Yes
Davis; Dodds [20810] Türkiye K002375277 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002885428 Yes
Haradjian, M. [743] Türkiye K002375273 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002885430 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002885431 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002885423 Yes
Davis, P.H. [13477] Türkiye K002375272 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002885422 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002885424 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002885425 Yes
[Tischer] [s.n.] Türkiye K002375278 Yes
Bornmüller, J. [2697] Türkiye K002375279 Yes
Besalet; Sazi; [Jarar] [140] Türkiye K002375262 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Türkiye K002375258 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