Smilacaceae
Smilax

Smilax solanifolia A.DC.

First published in A.L.P.P.de Candolle & A.C.P.de Candolle, Monogr. Phan. 1: 161 (1878)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Lesser Antilles to N. South America. It is a climber and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

French Guiana, Guyana, Leeward Is., Suriname, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Windward Is.

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Baksh-Comeau, Y., Maharaj, S.S., Adams, C.D., Harris, S.A., Filer, D.L. & Hawthorne, W.D. (2016). An annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Trinidad and Tobago with analysis of vegetation types and botanical 'hotspots'. Phytotaxa 250: 1-431.
  • Ferrufino-Acosta, L. (2010). Taxonomic revision of the genus Smilax (Smilacaceae) in Central America and the Caribbean islands. Willdenowia 40: 227-280.
  • Williams, R.O. (1983). Flora of Trinidad and Tobago 3(3): 201-277. Government Printing Office, Port-of-Spain.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192. [Cited as Smilax guianensis.]
  • Fournet, J. (2002). Flore illustrée des phanérogames de Guadeloupe et de Martinique 2: 1325-2538. Gondwana editions. [Cited as Smilax guianensis.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Baksh-Comeau, Y., Maharaj, S.S., Adams, C.D., Harris, S.A., Filer, D.L. & Hawthorne, W.D. (2016). An annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Trinidad and Tobago with analysis of vegetation types and botanical 'hotspots'. Phytotaxa 250: 1-431.
  • Ferrufino-Acosta, L. (2010). Taxonomic revision of the genus Smilax (Smilacaceae) in Central America and the Caribbean islands. Willdenowia 40: 227-280.

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?
Jun 1, 1980 Anderson [s.n.] Trinidad and Tobago K000400486 Type Yes
Jun 1, 1980 Anderson [s.n.] Trinidad and Tobago K000400485 Type Yes
Steyermark, J.A.; Dunsterville, G.C.K.; Dunsterville, E. [113325] Venezuela K002885339 Yes
Crüger, H. [s.n.] Trinidad and Tobago K002379753 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002379751 Yes
Forest Dept. [6901] Guyana K002885081 No
Anderson [s.n.] Saint Lucia K002379749 Yes
Imray [285] Dominica K002379750 Yes
Hahn, W.; Tiwari, S. [5124] Guyana K002885084 No
Broadway, W.E. [6092] Trinidad and Tobago K002379754 Yes
Sugden, A.M. [1153] Venezuela K002885340 Yes
Smith, H.H.; Smith, E.W. [1880] Saint Vincent and the Grenadines K001651472 Yes
Smith, H.H.; Smith, E.W. [923] K002379748 Yes
Broadway, W.E. [6092] Trinidad and Tobago K002379755 Yes
Forest Dept. [6901] Guyana K002885082 No
Jenman [4050] Guyana K002885083 No
Kalloo, B.; Jurawan, R. [7350] Trinidad and Tobago K002379752 Yes
s.coll. [CAP144] Guyana K002885080 No
Chanderbali, A.; Gopaul, D. [64] Guyana Smilax chimantensis K002885087 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

  • Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

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