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Smilacaceae

Smilax

Smilax aquifolium Ferrufino & Greuter

First published in Fl. Rep. Cuba, Ser. A., 16(5): 12 (2010)

This species is accepted

The native range of this species is W. Cuba. It is a climber and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Taxonomy

Distribution
Synonyms
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Other data

Native to:

Cuba

Homotypic Synonyms

Smilax ilicifolia Kunth in Enum. Pl. 5: 171 (1850), nom. illeg.

Heterotypic Synonyms

Smilax ilicifolia var. sublappacea A.DC. in A.L.P.P.de Candolle & A.C.P.de Candolle, Monogr. Phan. 1: 125 (1878)

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.
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

Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

IPNI - The International Plant Names Index

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 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 2023. 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