Smilacaceae
Smilax

Smilax purhampuy Ruiz

First published in Mem. Raiz Purhampuy: 65 (1821)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Central & S. Tropical America. It is a climber and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome. It is used as a medicine.

Distribution

Native to:

Bolivia, Brazil North, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panamá, Peru, Venezuela

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R.H.A. (2011). World checklist of selected plant families published update Facilitated by the Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Braco, L. & Zarucchi, J.L. (1993). Catalogue of the Flowering Plants and Gymnosperms of Peru: 1-1286. Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis.
  • Davidse, G. & al. (eds.) (1994). Flora Mesoamericana 6: 1-543. Universidad Nacional Autónoma 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.
  • GBIF (2008- continuously updated). Global Biodiversity Information Facility http://www.gbif.org/.
  • Jørgensen, P.M. & León-Yánes, S. (eds.) (1999). Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Ecuador: 1-1181. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.

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.
  • Diazgranados, M., Allkin, B., Black N., Cámara-Leret, R., Canteiro C., Carretero J., Eastwood R., Hargreaves S., Hudson A., Milliken W., Nesbitt, M., Ondo, I., Patmore, K., Pironon, S., Turner, R., Ulian, T. (2020). World Checklist of Useful Plant Species. Produced by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Knowledge Network for Biocomplexity.
  • GBIF.org (2021). GBIF species matching tool. https://www.gbif.org/tools/species-lookup
  • GRIN (2021). Germplasm Resources Information Network from the United States Department of Agriculture. https://www.ars-grin.gov/
  • Medicinal Plant Names Services (MPNS) v.10 (2021); http://mpns.kew.org/

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Apr 1, 2010 Pruski, J.; Nelson, B.; Kawasaki, L.; Lima, R.P.; Batista, E. [3227] Brazil Smilax febrifuga K000828336 Yes
Apr 1, 2010 Prance, G.T.; Rodrigues, W.A.; Ramos, J.F.; Farias, L.G. [8529] Bolivia Smilax febrifuga K000828337 Yes
Belshaw, C.M. [3149] Peru Smilax febrifuga K002885337 Yes
Maas, P.J.M.; Maas, H.; Roersch, C.; Westra, L.Y.T.H. [6135] Peru Smilax febrifuga K002885338 Yes
Spruce, R. [s.n.] Ecuador Smilax febrifuga K000201314 Yes
Barbey [s.n.] Peru Smilax febrifuga K000400989 Unknown Type Material Yes
Monteagudo, A.; Rodríguez, D.M.; Mateo, J.L.; Flores, V. [15591] Peru Smilax febrifuga K002885328 Yes
s.coll. [6594] Peru Smilax febrifuga K002885336 Yes
Schunke Vigo, J. [6029] Peru Smilax febrifuga K002885327 Yes
Klug, G. [3875] Peru Smilax febrifuga K002885330 Yes
Mathias, M.E.; Taylor, D. [6041] Peru Smilax febrifuga K002885331 Yes
Pennell, F. [9083] Colombia Smilax febrifuga K002885332 Yes
Grández, C.; Jaramillo, N.; Vásquez, S.; Sarmiento, A. [1627] Peru Smilax febrifuga K002885329 Yes
Jan 1, 1935 Tonduz [17723] Costa Rica Smilax panamensis K000400948 Unknown Type Material Yes
Valerio, M. [155] Costa Rica Smilax panamensis K002379580 No
Skutch, A.F. [2583] Costa Rica Smilax panamensis K002379578 No
Valverde, Ó.; Estrada, A.; Gomez, H. [315] Costa Rica Smilax panamensis K002379581 No
Skutch, A.F. [2586] Costa Rica Smilax panamensis K002379577 No
Mora, G. [74] Costa Rica Smilax panamensis K002379579 No
[Ad. Conduz] [17726] Costa Rica Smilax panamensis K002379575 No
[Ad. Conduz] [204] Costa Rica Smilax panamensis K002379576 Yes
Jan 1, 1994 Prance, G.T.; Maas, P.J.M.; Kubitzki, K.; Steward, W.C.; Ramos, J.F.; Pinheiro, W.S.; Lima, J.F. [11956] Brazil Smilax poeppigii K000828308 Yes
Jan 1, 1994 Prance, G.T.; Coelho, D.F.; Ramos, J.A.; Farias, L.G. [7877] Brazil Smilax poeppigii K000828306 Yes
Lawrance, A.E. [738] Colombia Smilax poeppigii K002885314 Yes
Prance, G.F. [7877] Brazil Smilax poeppigii K000828307 Yes
Lawrance, A.E. [738] Colombia Smilax poeppigii K002885313 No
Acevedo-Rdgz, P.; Chocce, M.; Maceda, P. [14338] Peru Smilax poeppigii K002885312 Yes
Krukoff, B.A. [5140] Brazil Smilax poeppigii K000828305 Yes
Vigo, J.S. [973] Peru Smilax poeppigii K002885315 Yes
Williams, R.S. [449] Bolivia Smilax febrifuga var. aequatoris K002885335 Yes
Williams, R.S. [449] Bolivia Smilax febrifuga var. aequatoris K002885334 Yes
Williams, R.S. [456] Bolivia Smilax febrifuga var. aequatoris K002885333 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Peru Smilax ruiziana K002885326 Yes
Sandeman, C.A.W. [5250] Peru Smilax ruiziana K002885325 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

  • Universidad Nacional de Colombia

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

  • Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

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