Smilacaceae
Smilax

Smilax mollis Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.

First published in Sp. Pl., ed. 4. 4: 785 (1806)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Mexico to Ecuador and Venezuela, W. Cuba. It is a climber and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panamá, 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Hammel, B.E. & al. (2003). Manual de Plantas de Costa Rica 3: 1-884. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.
  • 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.
  • Leon, H. (1946). Flora de Cuba 1: 1-441. Cultural S. A., La Habana.
  • Nelson Sutherland, C.H. (2008). Catálogo de las plantes vasculares de Honduras. Espermatofitas: 1-1576. SERNA/Guaymuras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
  • Villaseñor, J.L. (2016). Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 87: 559-902.

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

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • 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.
  • Leon, H. (1946). Flora de Cuba 1: 1-441. Cultural S. A., La Habana.
  • Villaseñor, J.L. (2016). Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 87: 559-902.

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.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Apr 1, 2010 Wright, C. [3251] Cuba K000400484 Yes
Apr 1, 2010 Botteri [973] Mexico K000400515 Yes
Estrada, A.; Volio, E.; Valverde, O.; Mena, G. [1385] Costa Rica K002379681 Yes
Schipp, W.A. [1059] Belize K002379663 Yes
Smith, J.D. [4971] Costa Rica K002379670 Yes
s.coll. [3251] Mexico K002379653 Yes
Tonduz, A. [17725] Costa Rica K002379680 Yes
Hinton, G.B. [293] Mexico K002379658 Yes
Allen, P.H. [923] Panama K002885174 Yes
s.coll. [845] Mexico K002379655 Yes
Enslen, A. [s.n.] United States K000820845 Unknown Type Material Yes
{J. de Bruijn} [1120] Colombia K002885176 Yes
Yuncker, T.G.; Dawson, R.F.; Youse, H.R. [5937] Honduras K002379669 Yes
Hinton, G.B. [3543] Mexico K002379657 Yes
Purpus, C.A.; [O. Arb]. [[14841]] Mexico K002379656 Yes
Yuncker, T.G.; Koepper, J.M.; Wagner, A. [8047] Honduras K002379666 Yes
Lindley [s.n.] Mexico K002379652 Yes
Valerio, M. [51] Costa Rica K002379677 Yes
Ríos-Levy, P. [104] Costa Rica K002379679 Yes
Yuncker, T.G.; Koepper, J.M.; Wagner, K.A. [8286] Honduras K002379665 Yes
Lewis, W.H.; Dwyer, J.D.; Elias, T.S.; Solís, R. [188] Panama K002885175 Yes
Pipoly, J.; Ramirez, J.; Arias, J.; Alvarez, O.; Munoz, G. [18392] Colombia K002885177 Yes
Cascante, A.; Herrera, G.; Sánchez, J. [889] Costa Rica K002379674 Yes
Ríos-Levy, P. [104] Costa Rica K002379678 Yes
Wilson, P. [9244] Cuba K002379731 Yes
La Sagra [s.n.] Cuba K002379730 Yes
Brigada Dorantes [2961] Mexico K002379659 Yes
Yuncker, T.G.; Dawson, R.F.; Youse, H.R. [6680] Honduras K002379668 Yes
Schiede [988] Mexico K002379654 Yes
Moraga, C. [32] Costa Rica K002379673 Yes
Curtiss, A.H. [629] Cuba K002379729 Yes
Yuncker, T.G.; Koepper, J.M.; Wagner, K.A. [8271] Honduras K002379667 Yes
Wallnöfer, B. [9569] Guatemala K002379671 Yes
Peck, M.E. [291] Belize K002379672 Yes
Morales, J.F.; Ureña, V. [3997] Costa Rica K002379676 Yes
s.coll. [658] Mexico K002379651 Yes
Lundell, C.L. [355] Belize K002379661 Yes
Gentle, P.H. [1103] Belize K002379664 Yes
Lundell, C.L. [524] Belize K002379662 Yes
Morales, J.F.; Ureña, V. [3997] Costa Rica K002379675 Yes
Jan 1, 1877 Bourgeau, M. [3038] Mexico Smilax mollis var. acuminata K000400952 Type Yes
Kerber, E. [188] Mexico Smilax mollis var. acuminata K002379683 Yes
Palmer, E. [286] Mexico Smilax mollis var. acuminata K002379682 Yes
Pringle, C.G. [8130] Mexico Smilax gymnopoda K000400950 Type Yes
Pringle, C.G. [8176] Mexico Smilax gymnopoda K000400951 Type Yes
Pringle, C.G. [6843] Mexico Smilax pringlei K000400519 Type Yes
Hinton, G.B.; et al. [7620] Mexico Smilax pringlei K002379649 Yes
Mexia, Y. [9036] Mexico Smilax pringlei K002379648 Yes
Hinton, G.B.; et al. [17099] Mexico Smilax pringlei K002379647 Yes
Gentle, P.H. [7648] Belize Smilax gentlei K000400954 Isotype Yes
Oct 8, 2007 Lobo, S.; Ruíz, A. [1609] Costa Rica Smilax candelariae K001611091 Yes
Vigo, J.S. [2663] Peru Smilax candelariae K002885217 Yes
Hoffmann [575] Costa Rica Smilax angustiflora K002379650 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • 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

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images

  • Neotropikey

    • Milliken, W., Klitgard, B. and Baracat, A. (2009 onwards), Neotropikey - Interactive key and information resources for flowering plants of the Neotropics.
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0