Smilax zeylanica L.
First published in Sp. Pl.: 1029 (1753)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tropical Asia. It is a climbing shrub and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.
Distribution
Native to:
Assam, Bangladesh, East Himalaya, India, Jawa, Malaya, Myanmar, Nepal, Solomon Is., Sri Lanka
Synonyms
Heterotypic Synonyms
- Smilax ceylanica Oken in Allg. Naturgesch. 3(1): 616 (1841), orth. var.
- Smilax collina Kunth in Enum. Pl. 5: 261 (1850)
- Smilax elliptica R.Br. in Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland.: 293 (1810)
- Smilax elliptica Desv. in W.Hamilton, Prodr. Pl. Ind. Occid.: 58 (1825)
- Smilax hohenackeri Kunth in Enum. Pl. 5: 240 (1850)
- Smilax indica Burm.f. in Fl. Ind.: 213 (1768)
- Smilax ovalifolia var. nervulosa A.DC. in A.L.P.P.de Candolle & A.C.P.de Candolle, Monogr. Phan. 1: 200 (1878)
- Smilax villandia Buch.-Ham. ex Royle in Ill. Bot. Himal. Mts.: 384 (1839)
- Smilax zollingeri Kunth in Enum. Pl. 5: 241 (1850)
Publications
POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:
- Balkrishna, A. (2018). Flora of Morni Hills (Research & Possibilities): 1-581. Divya Yoga Mandir Trust.
- 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.
- Dassanayake (ed.) (2000). A Revised Handbook to the Flora of Ceylon 14: 1-307. Oxford & IBH Publishing Co. PVT. LTD., New Delhi, Calcutta.
- Hancock, I.R. & Henderson, C.P. (1988). Flora of the Solomon Islands. Research Bulletin Dodo Creek Research Station 7: 1-203.
- 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.
- Mostaph, M.K. & Uddin, S.B. (2013). Dictionary of plant names of Bangladesh, Vasc. Pl.: 1-434. Janokalyan Prokashani, Chittagong, Bangladesh.
- 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.
Kew Backbone Distributions
- Dassanayake (ed.) (2000). A Revised Handbook to the Flora of Ceylon 14: 1-307. Oxford & IBH Publishing Co. PVT. LTD., New Delhi, Calcutta.
- Hancock, I.R. & Henderson, C.P. (1988). Flora of the Solomon Islands. Research Bulletin Dodo Creek Research Station 7: 1-203.
- 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.
- Mostaph, M.K. & Uddin, S.B. (2013). Dictionary of plant names of Bangladesh, Vasc. Pl.: 1-434. Janokalyan Prokashani, Chittagong, Bangladesh.
Other Data
Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:
Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status | Has image? |
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s.coll. [Cat. no. 5130], India | K001104883 | Yes | |||
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5130], India | K001104882 | Yes | |||
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5130] | K001104880 | Yes | |||
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 5130], Myanmar | K001104885 | Yes | |||
Gomez, W. [Cat. no. 5130], Myanmar | K001104884 | Yes | |||
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5130], India | K001104881 | Yes |
Sources
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Herbarium Catalogue Specimens
- Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
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Kew Backbone Distributions
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
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Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
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Kew Science Photographs
- Copyright applied to individual images