Smilacaceae
Smilax

Smilax megacarpa A.DC.

First published in A.L.P.P.de Candolle & A.C.P.de Candolle, Monogr. Phan. 1: 186 (1878)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Assam to S. China and W. & Central Malesia. It is a climber and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Assam, Borneo, Cambodia, China South-Central, China Southeast, Hainan, Laos, Malaya, Myanmar, Nicobar Is., Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Karthikeyan, S., Jain, S.K., Nayar, M.P. & Sanjappa, M. (1989). Florae Indicae Enumeratio: Monocotyledonae: 1-435. Botanical Survey of India, Calcutta.
  • Kress, W.J., DeFilipps, R.A., Farr, E. & Kyi, D.Y.Y. (2003). A Checklist of the Trees, Shrubs, Herbs and Climbers of Myanmar. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 45: 1-590.
  • Leroy, J.-F. (ed.) (1983). Flore du Cambodge du Laos et du Viêt-Nam 20: 1-175. Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris.
  • M.J.E.Coode & al. (eds.) (1996). A checklist of the flowering plants & gymnosperms of Brunei Darussalam: 1-477. Ministry of Industry and Primary Resources, Brunei Darussalam.
  • National Parks Board Singapore (2006). Vascular Plant Life Checklist Pulau Ubin www.nparks.gov.sg/nparks_cms/cms/cmsmgr/data/6/PlantChkList.xls.
  • Smitinand, T. & Larsen, K. (eds.) (1975). Flora of Thailand 2: 1-484. The Forest Herbarium, National Park, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Department, Bangkok.
  • Zhengyi, W. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2000). Flora of China 24: 1-431. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Karthikeyan, S., Jain, S.K., Nayar, M.P. & Sanjappa, M. (1989). Florae Indicae Enumeratio: Monocotyledonae: 1-435. Botanical Survey of India, Calcutta.
  • Kress, W.J., DeFilipps, R.A., Farr, E. & Kyi, D.Y.Y. (2003). A Checklist of the Trees, Shrubs, Herbs and Climbers of Myanmar. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 45: 1-590.
  • Leroy, J.-F. (ed.) (1983). Flore du Cambodge du Laos et du Viêt-Nam 20: 1-175. Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris.
  • M.J.E.Coode & al. (eds.) (1996). A checklist of the flowering plants & gymnosperms of Brunei Darussalam: 1-477. Ministry of Industry and Primary Resources, Brunei Darussalam.
  • Pandey, R.P. & Dilwakar, P.G. (2008). An integrated check-list flora of Andaman and Nicobar islands, India. Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany 32: 403-500.
  • Smitinand, T. & Larsen, K. (eds.) (1975). Flora of Thailand 2: 1-484. The Forest Herbarium, National Park, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Department, Bangkok.
  • 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?
Jan 1, 2022 Ridley, H.N. [4815] Singapore K001129998 Yes
Jan 1, 1877 Maingay, A.C. [3073] Malaysia K000292126 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1877 Griffith, W. [5421] India K000820886 Type Yes
Santisuk, T.; B.N. [333] Thailand K002377281 Yes
Wong, K.M.; Azlan, P. [WKM 3361] Brunei K001622565 Yes
Tsang, W.T. [26985] China K002377289 Yes
Chew, M.Y. [FRI53489] Malaysia K002377039 Yes
Bunchuai, K. [1404] Thailand K002377277 Yes
Larsen, K.; Larsen, S.S. [s.n.] Thailand K002377283 Yes
Tsang, W.T. [26985] Vietnam K002377284 Yes
Harmand [1190] Laos K002377291 Yes
Morse [737] China K002376273 Yes
Chew Wee-Lek [CWL948] Malaysia K002377037 Yes
Burkill, I.H. [36181] India K002376798 Yes
[Montagu de Purrat] [474] Cambodia K002377290 Yes
Geesink, R.; Santisuk, T. [5493] Thailand K002377278 Yes
Poilane, M. [18753] Vietnam K002377287 Yes
Lei, C.I. [433] China K002376279 Yes
Morse [396] China K002376277 Yes
Morse, H.B. [417] China K002376274 Yes
Poilane; Chevalier, A.J.B. [P1469] Vietnam K002377286 Yes
Burkill, H.M. [HMB2579] Malaysia K002377040 Yes
Morse, H.B. [316] China K002376272 Yes
Balansa, B. [4244] Vietnam K002377285 Yes
Du, N.V.; Quang, B.H.; Chinh, V.T.; The, P.V.; de Kok, R.P.J.; Xanthos, M.D.; Moore, A.; Sinou, C.J.A.; Clark, R.P.; Little, P.I. [HNK3084] Vietnam K002377279 Yes
Henry, A. [12902c] China K002376276 Yes
Garrett, H.B.G. [1059] Thailand K002377276 Yes
Garrett, H.B.G. [1059] Thailand K002377274 Yes
Henry, A. [12719] China K002376275 Yes
s.coll. [10351] Malaysia K002377043 Yes
Kanstler, H. [4177] Malaysia K002377042 Yes
Morse [417] China K002376278 Yes
Kochummen, K.M. [FRI 023140] Malaysia K002377044 Yes
Larsen, K.; Larsen, S.S.; Nielsen, I.; Santisuk, T. [31211] Thailand K002377282 Yes
van Beusekom, C.F.; Phengklai, C. [360] Thailand K002377275 Yes
Du, N.V.; Quang, B.H.; Chinh, V.T.; The, P.V.; de Kok, R.P.J.; Xanthos, M.D.; Moore, A.; Sinou, C.J.A.; Clark, R.P.; Little, P.I. [HNK3084] Vietnam K002377280 Yes
Syahida Emiza, S.; Lmin, K. [FRI 57275] Malaysia K002377038 Yes
Wallich [5115] K002376797 Yes
Bon, R.P. [2144] Vietnam K002377288 Yes
Ridley, H.N. [s.n. ] Malaysia K002377041 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