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Smilax

The genus Smilax is in the family Smilacaceae in the major group Angiosperms (Flowering plants).

Statistics are at the end of the page.

Species in Smilax

See "Status", "Confidence level", "Source" for definitions.

Name Status Confi­dence level Source
Smilax aberrans Gagnep. Accepted H WCSP
Smilax aculeatissima Conran Accepted H WCSP
Smilax amblyobasis K.Krause Accepted H WCSP
Smilax ampla Warb. ex K.Krause Accepted H WCSP
Smilax anceps Willd. Accepted H WCSP
Smilax anguina K.Krause Accepted H WCSP
Smilax annulata Warb. ex K.Krause Accepted H WCSP
Smilax argyrea Lind. & Rod. Accepted M TRO
Smilax arisanensis Hayata Accepted H WCSP
Smilax aristolochiifolia Mill. Accepted H WCSP
Smilax aspera L. Accepted H WCSP
Smilax aspericaulis Wall. ex A.DC. Accepted H WCSP
Smilax assumptionis A.DC. Accepted H WCSP
Smilax astrosperma F.T.Wang & Tang Accepted H WCSP
Smilax auriculata Walter Accepted H WCSP
Smilax australis R.Br. Accepted H WCSP
Smilax austrozhejiangensis Q.Lin Accepted H WCSP
Smilax bapouensis H.Li Accepted H WCSP
Smilax basilata F.T.Wang & Tang Accepted H WCSP
Smilax bauhinioides Kunth Accepted H WCSP
Smilax bella J.F.Macbr. Accepted H WCSP
Smilax bernhardii Apt Accepted H WCSP
Smilax biflora Siebold ex Miq. Accepted H WCSP
Smilax biltmoreana (Small) J.B.Norton ex Pennell Accepted H WCSP
Smilax biumbellata T.Koyama Accepted H WCSP
Smilax blumei A.DC. Accepted H WCSP
Smilax bona-nox L. Accepted H WCSP
Smilax borneensis A.DC. Accepted H WCSP
Smilax bracteata C.Presl Accepted H WCSP
Smilax brasiliensis Spreng. Accepted H WCSP
Smilax californica (A.DC.) A.Gray Accepted H WCSP
Smilax calophylla Wall. ex A.DC. Accepted H WCSP
Smilax cambodiana Gagnep. Accepted H WCSP
Smilax campestris Griseb. Accepted H WCSP
Smilax canariensis Willd. Accepted H WCSP
Smilax canellifolia Mill. Accepted H WCSP
Smilax celebica Blume Accepted H WCSP
Smilax chapaensis Gagnep. Accepted H WCSP
Smilax chiapensis Lundell Accepted H WCSP
Smilax china L. Accepted H WCSP
Smilax chingii F.T.Wang & Tang Accepted H WCSP
Smilax cinnamomea Desf. ex A.DC. Accepted H WCSP
Smilax cissoides M.Martens & Galeotti Accepted H WCSP
Smilax cocculoides Warb. Accepted H WCSP
Smilax cognata Kunth Accepted H WCSP
Smilax colubrina J.F.Macbr. Accepted H WCSP
Smilax corbularia Kunth Accepted H WCSP
Smilax cordato-ovata Rich. Accepted H WCSP
Smilax cordifolia Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd. Accepted H WCSP
Smilax coriacea Spreng. Accepted H WCSP
Smilax cumanensis Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd. Accepted H WCSP
Smilax cuspidata Duhamel Accepted H WCSP
Smilax cyclophylla Warb. Accepted H WCSP
Smilax darrisii H.Lév. Accepted H WCSP
Smilax davidiana A.DC. Accepted H WCSP
Smilax densibarbata F.T.Wang & Tang Accepted H WCSP
Smilax densiflora A.DC. Accepted H WCSP
Smilax discotis Warb. Accepted H WCSP
Smilax domingensis Willd. Accepted H WCSP
Smilax ecirrhata (Engelm. ex Kunth) S.Watson Accepted H WCSP
Smilax elastica Griseb. Accepted H WCSP
Smilax elegans Wall. ex Kunth Accepted H WCSP
Smilax elegantissima Gagnep. Accepted H WCSP
Smilax elmeri Merr. Accepted H WCSP
Smilax elongatoumbellata Hayata Accepted H WCSP
Smilax emeiensis J.M.Xu Accepted H WCSP
Smilax erecta Merr. Accepted H WCSP
Smilax erythrocarpa Kunth Accepted H WCSP
Smilax excelsa L. Accepted H WCSP
Smilax extensa Wall. ex Hook.f. Accepted H WCSP
Smilax ferox Wall. ex Kunth Accepted H WCSP
Smilax flavicaulis Rusby Accepted H WCSP
Smilax fluminensis Steud. Accepted H WCSP
Smilax fooningensis F.T.Wang & Tang Accepted H WCSP
Smilax gagnepainii T.Koyama Accepted H WCSP
Smilax gigantea Merr. Accepted H WCSP
Smilax gigantocarpa Koord. Accepted H WCSP
Smilax gilva J.F.Macbr. Accepted H WCSP
Smilax glabra Roxb. Accepted H WCSP
Smilax glauca Walter Accepted H WCSP
Smilax glaucochina Warb. ex Diels Accepted H WCSP
Smilax glycophylla Sm. Accepted H WCSP
Smilax goyazana A.DC. Accepted H WCSP
Smilax griffithii A.DC. Accepted H WCSP
Smilax guianensis Vitman Accepted H WCSP
Smilax guiyangensis C.X.Fu & C.D.Shen Accepted H WCSP
Smilax hastata Jacq. Accepted H WCSP
Smilax havanensis Jacq. Accepted H WCSP
Smilax hayatae T.Koyama Accepted H WCSP
Smilax hemsleyana Craib Accepted H WCSP
Smilax herbacea L. Accepted H WCSP
Smilax hilariana A.DC. Accepted H WCSP
Smilax horridiramula Hayata Accepted H WCSP
Smilax hugeri (Small) J.B.Norton ex Pennell Accepted H WCSP
Smilax hypoglauca Benth. Accepted H WCSP
Smilax illinoensis Mangaly Accepted H WCSP
Smilax immersa A.C.Sm. Accepted H WCSP
Smilax indosinica T.Koyama Accepted H WCSP
Smilax insignis Kunth Accepted H WCSP
Smilax inversa T.Koyama Accepted H WCSP
Smilax irrorata Mart. ex Griseb. Accepted H WCSP
Smilax jalapensis Schltdl. Accepted H WCSP
Smilax jamesii G.A.Wallace Accepted H WCSP
Smilax japicanga Griseb. Accepted H WCSP
Smilax javensis A.DC. Accepted H WCSP
Smilax jiankunii H.Li Accepted H WCSP
Smilax kaniensis K.Krause Accepted H WCSP
Smilax keyensis Warb. ex K.Krause Accepted H WCSP
Smilax kingii Hook.f. Accepted H WCSP
Smilax klotzschii Kunth Accepted H WCSP
Smilax korthalsii A.DC. Accepted H WCSP
Smilax krukovii A.C.Sm. Accepted H WCSP
Smilax kwangsiensis F.T.Wang & Tang Accepted H WCSP
Smilax lanceifolia Roxb. Accepted H WCSP
Smilax lappacea Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd. Accepted H WCSP
Smilax larvata Griseb. Accepted H WCSP
Smilax lasioneura Hook. Accepted H WCSP
Smilax latipes Gleason Accepted H WCSP
Smilax laurifolia L. Accepted H WCSP
Smilax lebrunii H.Lév. Accepted H WCSP
Smilax leucophylla Blume Accepted H WCSP
Smilax ligustrifolia A.DC. Accepted H WCSP
Smilax loheri Merr. Accepted H WCSP
Smilax longifolia Rich. Accepted H WCSP
Smilax lucida Merr. Accepted H WCSP
Smilax luei T.Koyama Accepted H WCSP
Smilax lunglingensis F.T.Wang & Tang Accepted H WCSP
Smilax lushuiensis S.C.Chen Accepted H WCSP
Smilax lutescens Vell. Accepted H WCSP
Smilax luzonensis C.Presl Accepted H WCSP
Smilax macrocarpa Blume Accepted H WCSP
Smilax magnifolia J.F.Macbr. Accepted H WCSP
Smilax mairei H.Lév. Accepted H WCSP
Smilax malipoensis S.C.Chen Accepted H WCSP
Smilax maritima Feay ex Alph.Wood Accepted H WCSP
Smilax maypurensis Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd. Accepted H WCSP
Smilax megacarpa A.DC. Accepted H WCSP
Smilax megalantha C.H.Wright Accepted H WCSP
Smilax melanocarpa Ridl. Accepted H WCSP
Smilax melastomifolia Sm. Accepted H WCSP
Smilax menispermoidea A.DC. Accepted H WCSP
Smilax microchina T.Koyama Accepted H WCSP
Smilax microphylla C.H.Wright Accepted H WCSP
Smilax minarum A.DC. Accepted H WCSP
Smilax minutiflora A.DC. Accepted H WCSP
Smilax modesta A.DC. Accepted H WCSP
Smilax mollis Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd. Accepted H WCSP
Smilax moranensis M.Martens & Galeotti Accepted H WCSP
Smilax multiflora M.Martens & Galeotti Accepted H WCSP
Smilax munita S.C.Chen Accepted H WCSP
Smilax muscosa Toledo Accepted H WCSP
Smilax myosotiflora A.DC. Accepted H WCSP
Smilax myrtillus A.DC. Accepted H WCSP
Smilax nageliana A.DC. Accepted H WCSP
Smilax nana F.T.Wang Accepted H WCSP
Smilax nantoensis T.Koyama Accepted H WCSP
Smilax neocaledonica Schltr. Accepted H WCSP
Smilax nervomarginata Hayata Accepted H WCSP
Smilax nigrescens F.T.Wang & Tang Accepted H WCSP
Smilax nipponica Miq. Accepted H WCSP
Smilax nova-guineensis T.Koyama Accepted H WCSP
Smilax obliquata Duhamel Accepted H WCSP
Smilax oblongata Sw. Accepted H WCSP
Smilax oblongifolia Pohl ex Griseb. Accepted H WCSP
Smilax occidentalis C.V.Morton Accepted H WCSP
Smilax ocreata A.DC. Accepted H WCSP
Smilax odoratissima Blume Accepted H WCSP
Smilax officinalis Kunth Accepted H WCSP
Smilax orbiculata Labill. Accepted H WCSP
Smilax ornata Lem. Accepted H WCSP
Smilax orthoptera A.DC. Accepted H WCSP
Smilax outanscianensis Pamp. Accepted H WCSP
Smilax ovalifolia Roxb. ex D.Don Accepted H WCSP
Smilax ovatolanceolata T.Koyama Accepted H WCSP
Smilax oxyphylla Wall. ex Kunth Accepted H WCSP
Smilax pachysandroides T.Koyama Accepted H WCSP
Smilax panamensis Morong Accepted H WCSP
Smilax paniculata M.Martens & Galeotti Accepted H WCSP
Smilax papuana Lauterb. Accepted H WCSP
Smilax perfoliata Lour. Accepted H WCSP
Smilax petelotii T.Koyama Accepted H WCSP
Smilax pilcomayensis Guagl. & Gattuso Accepted H WCSP
Smilax pinfaensis H.Lév. & Vaniot Accepted H WCSP
Smilax pittieriana Steyerm. Accepted H WCSP
Smilax plurifurcata A.DC. Accepted H WCSP
Smilax poeppigii Kunth Accepted H WCSP
Smilax poilanei Gagnep. Accepted H WCSP
Smilax polyacantha Wall. ex Kunth Accepted H WCSP
Smilax polyantha Griseb. Accepted H WCSP
Smilax polycolea Warb. Accepted H WCSP
Smilax populnea Kunth Accepted H WCSP
Smilax pottingeri Prain Accepted H WCSP
Smilax pringlei Greenm. Accepted H WCSP
Smilax pseudochina L. Accepted H WCSP
Smilax pulverulenta Michx. Accepted H WCSP
Smilax pumila Walter Accepted H WCSP
Smilax purhampuy Ruiz Accepted H WCSP
Smilax purpurata G.Forst. Accepted H WCSP
Smilax purpusii Brandegee Accepted H WCSP
Smilax pygmaea Merr. Accepted H WCSP
Smilax quadrata A.DC. Accepted H WCSP
Smilax quadrumbellata T.Koyama Accepted H WCSP
Smilax quinquenervia Vell. Accepted H WCSP
Smilax regelii Killip & C.V.Morton Accepted H WCSP
Smilax remotinervis Hand.-Mazz. Accepted H WCSP
Smilax retroflexa (F.T.Wang & Tang) S.C.Chen Accepted H WCSP
Smilax riparia A.DC. Accepted H WCSP
Smilax rotundifolia L. Accepted H WCSP
Smilax rubromarginata K.Krause Accepted H WCSP
Smilax rufescens Griseb. Accepted H WCSP
Smilax ruiziana Kunth Accepted H WCSP
Smilax salicifolia Griseb. Accepted H WCSP
Smilax sanguinea Posada-Ar. Accepted H WCSP
Smilax santaremensis A.DC. Accepted H WCSP
Smilax saulensis J.D.Mitch. Accepted H WCSP
Smilax scabriuscula Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd. Accepted H WCSP
Smilax schomburgkiana Kunth Accepted H WCSP
Smilax scobinicaulis C.H.Wright Accepted H WCSP
Smilax sebeana Miq. Accepted H WCSP
Smilax setiramula F.T.Wang & Tang Accepted H WCSP
Smilax setosa Miq. Accepted H WCSP
Smilax sieboldii Miq. Accepted H WCSP
Smilax sinclairii T.Koyama Accepted H WCSP
Smilax siphilitica Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd. Accepted H WCSP
Smilax spicata Vell. Accepted H WCSP
Smilax spinosa Mill. Accepted H WCSP
Smilax spissa Killip & C.V.Morton Accepted H WCSP
Smilax spruceana A.DC. Accepted H WCSP
Smilax staminea Griseb. Accepted H WCSP
Smilax stans Maxim. Accepted H WCSP
Smilax stenophylla A.DC. Accepted H WCSP
Smilax subaculeata Spreng. Accepted H WCSP
Smilax subinermis C.Presl Accepted H WCSP
Smilax subpubescens A.DC. Accepted H WCSP
Smilax subsessiliflora Duhamel Accepted H WCSP
Smilax synandra Gagnep. Accepted H WCSP
Smilax talbotiana A.DC. Accepted H WCSP
Smilax tamnoides L. Accepted H WCSP
Smilax tetraptera Schltr. Accepted H WCSP
Smilax timorensis A.DC. Accepted H WCSP
Smilax tomentosa Kunth Accepted H WCSP
Smilax trachypoda J.B.Norton Accepted H WCSP
Smilax trinervula Miq. Accepted H WCSP
Smilax triplinervia Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd. Accepted H WCSP
Smilax tsinchengshanensis F.T.Wang Accepted H WCSP
Smilax tuberculata C.Presl Accepted H WCSP
Smilax turbans F.T.Wang & Tang Accepted H WCSP
Smilax utilis C.H.Wright Accepted H WCSP
Smilax vaga J.F.Macbr. Accepted H WCSP
Smilax vaginata Decne. Accepted H WCSP
Smilax vanchingshanensis (F.T.Wang & Tang) F.T.Wang & Tang Accepted H WCSP
Smilax vanilliodora Apt Accepted H WCSP
Smilax velutina Killip & C.V.Morton Accepted H WCSP
Smilax verrucosa Griseb. Accepted H WCSP
Smilax verticalis Gagnep. Accepted H WCSP
Smilax vitiensis (Seem.) A.DC. Accepted H WCSP
Smilax wallichii Kunth Accepted H WCSP
Smilax walteri Pursh Accepted H WCSP
Smilax wightii A.DC. Accepted H WCSP
Smilax williamsii Merr. Accepted H WCSP
Smilax yunnanensis S.C.Chen Accepted H WCSP
Smilax zeylanica L. Accepted H WCSP

Statistics

The Plant List includes 671 scientific plant names of species rank for the genus Smilax. Of these 262 are accepted species names.

The Plant List includes a further 240 scientific plant names of infraspecific rank for the genus Smilax. We do not intend The Plant List to be complete for names of infraspecific rank. These are primarily included because names of species rank are synonyms of accepted infraspecific names.

Species names

The status of the 671 species names for the genus Smilax recorded in The Plant List, are as follows:

Status Total
◕ Accepted 262 39.0%
◕ Synonym 366 54.5%
◕ Unplaced 32 4.8%
◕ Unassessed 11 1.6%

All names

The status of the 911 names (including infraspecific names) for the genus Smilax recorded in The Plant List, are as follows:

Status Total
◕ Accepted 278 30.5%
◕ Synonym 590 64.8%
◕ Unplaced 32 3.5%
◕ Unassessed 11 1.2%

Of these names,

The confidence with which the status of the 671 species names recorded in The Plant List for the genus Smilax, are assigned as follows:

Confidence level Accepted Synonym Unplaced Unassessed Total
High confidence 261 356 0 0 617 92.0%
Medium confidence 1 9 0 0 10 1.5%
Low confidence 0 1 32 11 44 6.6%

The source of the species name record found in The Plant List for the genus Smilax, are as follows:

Source of record Accepted Synonym Unplaced Unassessed Misapplied Total
Tropicos 1 9 0 10 0 20 3.0%
WCSP 261 357 32 0 0 650 96.9%
WCSP (in review) 0 0 0 1 0 1 0.1%