- Family:
- Smilacaceae Vent.
- Genus:
- Smilax L.
Smilax excelsa L.

Native to:
Bulgaria, Greece, Iran, Lebanon-Syria, North Caucasus, Transcaucasus, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe
Introduced into:
Azores, Romania
Smilax excelsa L. appears in other Kew resources:
Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status | Has image? |
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Wallich, N. [5116], Peninsular Malaysia | Smilax laevis | K000292129 | Unknown type material | Yes | |
Griffith [5450], Peninsular Malaysia | Smilax laevis | K000292130 | Unknown type material | Yes | |
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 5116], Malaysia | Smilax laevis | K001104844 | Yes | ||
Wright, C. [531], Hong Kong | Smilax laevis | K000820688 | Unknown type material | Yes | |
Wilford, C. [s.n.], Hong Kong | Smilax laevis | K000820687 | Yes |
First published in Sp. Pl.: 1029 (1753)
Accepted by
- 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.
Literature
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.
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Herbarium Catalogue Specimens
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Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone
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© Copyright 2017 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0