Smilacaceae
Smilax

Smilax melastomifolia Sm.

First published in A.Rees, Cycl. 33: n.° 5 (1816)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Hawaiian Islands. It is a climber and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Hawaii

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Wagner, W.L., Herbst, D.R. & Sohmer, S.H. (1999). Manual of the Flowering Plants of Hawai'i. Revised Edition, Volume 2. Special Publications; Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum 97: 989-1919.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Wagner, W.L., Herbst, D.R. & Sohmer, S.H. (1999). Manual of the Flowering Plants of Hawai'i. Revised Edition, Volume 2. Special Publications; Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum 97: 989-1919.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Rock, J.F. [8661] United States K002378581 Yes
St. John, H. [17981] United States K002378580 Yes
Degener, O. [9065] United States K002378579 Yes
Rock, J.F. [8619] United States K002378578 Yes
Menzies, A. [s.n.] United States K000820867 Unknown Type Material Yes
Melville, R.; Melville, E.F. [71/1107] United States Smilax sandwicensis K002378565 Yes
Heller, A.A. [s.n.] United States Smilax sandwicensis K002378559 Yes
Kuykendall, R. [98] United States Smilax sandwicensis K002378574 Yes
[illegible] [67] United States Smilax sandwicensis K002378561 Yes
Hillebrand [482] United States Smilax sandwicensis K002378553 Yes
Hillebrand [481] United States Smilax sandwicensis K002378549 Yes
Brenan, J.P.M. [14878] United States Smilax sandwicensis K002378576 Yes
Degener, O. [9062] United States Smilax sandwicensis K002378557 Yes
Webster, G.L. [1129] United States Smilax sandwicensis K002378566 Yes
Cranwell, L.M.; Selling, O.; Skottsberg, C. [s.n.] United States Smilax sandwicensis K002378572 Yes
Hillebrand [481] United States Smilax sandwicensis K002378552 Yes
Degener, O. [9051] United States Smilax sandwicensis K002378555 Yes
St. John, H. [10168] United States Smilax sandwicensis K002378569 Yes
Bush, W. [9050] United States Smilax sandwicensis K002378554 Yes
Guppy [s.n.] United States Smilax sandwicensis K002378560 Yes
Degener, O. [9064] United States Smilax sandwicensis K002378573 Yes
Webster, G.L. [1522] United States Smilax sandwicensis K002378567 Yes
Forbes, C.N. [s.n.] United States Smilax sandwicensis K002378563 Yes
Morley, H. [s.n.] United States Smilax sandwicensis K002378568 Yes
Brenan, J.P.M. [14878] United States Smilax sandwicensis K002378575 Yes
Melville, R.; Melville, E.F.; Stewart, W.J. [71/1086] United States Smilax sandwicensis K002378570 Yes
Wilbur, R.L.; Webster, G.L. [861] United States Smilax sandwicensis K002378564 Yes
Seemann [2254] United States Smilax sandwicensis K002378551 Yes
Degener, O. [9059] United States Smilax sandwicensis K002378558 Yes
Bulmer, C. [s.n.] United States Smilax sandwicensis K002378577 Yes
Forbes, C.N. [1084] United States Smilax sandwicensis K002378562 Yes
Menzies, A. [s.n.] United States Smilax sandwicensis K002378550 Yes
Degener, O. [9056] United States Smilax sandwicensis K002378556 Yes
Macrae [s.n.] United States Smilax sandwicensis K002378548 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