Smilax aspericaulis Wall. ex A.DC.

 
  • Family : SMILACACEAE
    (Greenbrier Or Catbrier Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : KUMARIKA FAMILY (कुमारिका फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Smilacaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Smilax aspericaulis var. silletensis A.DC.; Smilax bracteata var. verruculosa (Merr.) T.Koyama; Smilax bracteata subsp. verruculosa (Merr.) T.Koyama; Smilax trachyclada Hayata; Smilax verruculosa Merr.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Smilax aspericaulis Wall. ex A.DC.
  • Habit : Liana
  • Key identification features : Woody climbers; branches terete, scabrid, unarmed; Leaves oblong or linear-oblong, thin, 3-costate, cuneate; Inflorescence many-flowered umbel; Fruits berries.
  • Flower, Fruit : November-March
  • Distribution :
    • Sikkim : Sikkim
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Siang
    • Meghalaya : Meghalaya
    • Assam : Assam
    • Nagaland : Nagaland
    • Mizoram : Mizoram
    • Andaman and Nicobar Islands : Andaman and Nicobar Islands
    • Manipur : Manipur
    • Tripura : Tripura
  • Native : Andaman Islands, Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, Hainan, India Malaya, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Philippines, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Andaman Islands, Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, Hainan, India Malaya, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Philippines, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam
  • Literature :
    • Parkinson, C.E. 1923. A Forest Flora of the Andaman Islands, Govt. of India, Shimla: 261
    • H J, Chowdhery, et al. Materials for Flora of Arunachal Pradesh. Volume 3, Botanical Survey of India, 2009. Pg.: 208
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Smilax aspericaulis. Downloaded on 15 October 2024.

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