Smilacaceae
Smilax

Smilax ovalifolia Roxb. ex D.Don

First published in Prodr. Fl. Nepal.: 49 (1825)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Himalaya to Hainan. It is a climber and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Cambodia, East Himalaya, Hainan, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Nicobar Is., Thailand, Vietnam, West Himalaya

Introduced into:

Pakistan

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Ahmed, Z.U. (ed.) (2008). Encyclopedia of Flora and Fauna of Bangladesh 12: 1-505. Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  • Bhattacharya, R.P., Pal, D.C. & Pati, B.R. (2014). A sytematic census of monocot climbers of Bihar anf Jharkhand states. Indian Journal of Forestry 37: 317-324.
  • Hara, H., Stearn, W.T. & Williams, H.J. (1978). An Enumeration of the Flowering Plants of Nepal 1: 1-154. Trustees of British Museum, London.
  • 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.
  • Noltie, H.J. (1994). Flora of Bhutan 3(1): 1-456. Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh.
  • 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.
  • Sarmah, K.K. & Borthakur, S.K. (2009). A checklist of angiospermic plants of Manas national park in Assam, India. Pleione 3: 190-200.
  • Smitinand, T. & Larsen, K. (eds.) (1975). Flora of Thailand 2: 1-484. The Forest Herbarium, National Park, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Department, Bangkok.
  • Tanaka, N., Koyama, T. & Murata, J. (2005). The flowering plants of Mt. Popa, central Myanmar - Results of Myanmar-Japanese joint expeditions, 2000-2004. Makinoa 5: 1-102.
  • Zhengyi, W. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2000). Flora of China 24: 1-431. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Ahmed, Z.U. (ed.) (2008). Encyclopedia of Flora and Fauna of Bangladesh 12: 1-505. Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  • Ghazanfar, S. (1977). Flora of Pakistan 107: 1-5. Department of Botany, University of Karachi, Karachi.
  • Hara, H., Stearn, W.T. & Williams, H.J. (1978). An Enumeration of the Flowering Plants of Nepal 1: 1-154. Trustees of British Museum, London.
  • Karthikeyan, S., Jain, S.K., Nayar, M.P. & Sanjappa, M. (1989). Florae Indicae Enumeratio: Monocotyledonae: 1-435. Botanical Survey of India, Calcutta.
  • Leroy, J.-F. (ed.) (1983). Flore du Cambodge du Laos et du Viêt-Nam 20: 1-175. Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris.
  • 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.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Liang, H.Y. [61668] China K002376116 Yes
Guile, D.P.M. [4423] Hong Kong K002376110 Yes
Chun, N.K.; Tso, C.L. [43412] China K002376114 Yes
s.coll. [5103] K002376931 Yes
Drummond, J.R. [s.n.] India K002376927 Yes
Garrett, H.B.G. [1150] Thailand K002377314 Yes
Tsang, W.T. [564] China K002376124 Yes
Put [70] K002377316 Yes
How, F.C.; Chun, N.K. [70159] China K002376117 Yes
Guile, D.P.M. [4422] Hong Kong K002376109 Yes
Fung, H.L. [20128] China K002376120 Yes
Tsai, H.T. [55532] China K002376127 Yes
Guile, D.P.M. [6555] Hong Kong K002376108 Yes
Lau, S.K. [398] China K002376119 Yes
van Beusekom, C.F.; Phengklai, C.; Geesink, R.; Wongwan, B. [3592] Thailand K002377310 Yes
Chun, N.K.; Tso, C.L. [44722] China K002376111 Yes
Tsang, W.T. [197] China K002376126 Yes
Tsang, W.T. [2678[1]] China K002376121 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [23694] India K002376934 Yes
Parker, R.N. [68a] India K002376937 Yes
Duthie, J.F. [s.n.] K002376936 Yes
Narayanaswami, V. [181] India K002376935 Yes
Balslev, H.; Chamchumroom, V.; Saisorn, W.; Sumanon, P.; Suwanachat, S. [9824] Thailand K001560575 Yes
Balslev, H.; Chamchumroom, V.; Saisorn, W.; Sumanon, P.; Suwanachat, S. [9824] Thailand K001560576 Yes
Geesink, R.; Phanichapol, D.; Santisuk, T. [5978] Thailand K002377311 Yes
Henry, A. [852[0]] China K002376123 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] China K002376125 Yes
Liang, H.Y. [65085] China K002376113 Yes
Parker, R.N. [72] India K002376938 Yes
Garrett, H.B.G. [1150] Thailand K002377313 Yes
Liang, H.Y. [61653] China K002376115 Yes
Prain, D. [1] K002376923 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [25309] India K002376921 Yes
Larsen, K.; Larsen, S.S. [s.n.] Thailand K002377315 Yes
Wang, C. [35253] China K002376112 Yes
Garrett, H.B.G. [1150] Thailand K002377312 Yes
Keenan, J.; Tun Aung, U.; Rule, R.H. [1096] Burma K002376928 Yes
Balslev, H. [9866] Thailand K002377309 Yes
Mooney, H.F. [3493] India K002376925 Yes
Haines, H.H. [3583] K002376924 Yes
Clarke, C.B. [4228] K002376922 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [1847] Thailand K002377317 Yes
Meebold, A.E. [7866] K002376932 Yes
Keenan, J.; Tun Aung, U.; Rule, R.H. [1305] Burma K002376929 Yes
Henry, A. [8538] China K002376122 Yes
Harsukh [22809] K002376926 Yes
How, F.C.; Chun, N.K. [70208] China K002376118 Yes
Hooker, J.D.; Thomson, T. [s.n.] K002376933 Yes
Haines, H.H. [5103] K002376930 Yes
Duthie, J.F. [9791] India Smilax macrophylla K002376746 Yes
Haines, H.H. [S700] India Smilax macrophylla K002376743 Yes
McClelland [s.n.] Smilax macrophylla K002376753 Yes
[T. Hieroigness] [375] Nepal Smilax macrophylla K002376744 Yes
Wood, J.J. [933] India Smilax macrophylla K002376742 Yes
[D. Mann] [s.n.] India Smilax macrophylla K002376730 Yes
Fernandes, J. [63] India Smilax macrophylla K002376755 Yes
Parry, N.E. (Mrs.) [944] India Smilax macrophylla K002376738 Yes
Hooker, J.D. [s.n.] India Smilax macrophylla K002376752 Yes
Hooker, J.D. [615] India Smilax macrophylla K002376745 Yes
Bunyarataphand, A. [117] Thailand Smilax macrophylla K002377273 Yes
Wood, J.J. [34] India Smilax macrophylla K002376741 Yes
Kostermans, A.J.G.H. [26219] India Smilax macrophylla K002376754 Yes
Meebold, A.E. [7918] Smilax macrophylla K002376732 Yes
Fernandes, J. [588] India Smilax macrophylla K002376756 Yes
Duthie, J.F.; Inayat [[22808/b]] India Smilax macrophylla K002376740 Yes
Craib, W.G. [[174]] India Smilax macrophylla K002376735 Yes
Wood, J.J. [236] India Smilax macrophylla K002376748 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [1129A] India Smilax macrophylla K002376751 Yes
Strachey, R.; Winterbottom, J.E. [8] India Smilax macrophylla K002376733 Yes
s.coll. [4150] India Smilax macrophylla K002376750 Yes
[Reginald A. Lorrain] [42] India Smilax macrophylla K002376736 Yes
Clarke, C.B. [33837A] India Smilax macrophylla K002376747 Yes
Drummond, J.R. [s.n.] India Smilax macrophylla K002376739 Yes
s.coll. [5414] India Smilax macrophylla K002376731 Yes
Clarke, C.B. [31745A] India Smilax macrophylla K002376749 Yes
Masters [5418] India Smilax macrophylla K002376734 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