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Smilax L.

This genus name was first published in Sp. Pl. : 1028 (1753)  

At the time of this classification snapshot, this genus name was accepted by WFO (placed as the accepted name of a taxon). Its description and other taxonomic data can be found on World Flora Online, id: wfo-4000035623.

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Synonyms of Smilax

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Aniketon Raf. Autik. Bot. : 130 (1840) wfo-4000002140
Coprosmanthus Kunth Abh. Königl. Akad. Wiss. Berlin 1848: 35 (1848) wfo-4000009231
Dilax Raf. Autik. Bot. : 131 (1840) wfo-4000011729
Heterosmilax Kunth Enum. Pl. 5: 270 (1850) wfo-4000017773
Nemexia Raf. Neogenyton : 3 (1825) wfo-4000025561
Oligosmilax Seem. J. Bot. 6: 258 (1868) wfo-4000026751
Parillax Raf. Neogenyton : 3 (1825) wfo-4000028204
Pleiosmilax Seem. J. Bot. 6: 193 (1868) wfo-4000030248
Pseudosmilax Hayata Icon. Pl. Formosan. 9: 124 (1920) wfo-4000031695
Sarsaparilla Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 713 (1891) wfo-4000034128

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Unplaced Names

These names are not yet placed in the taxonomy, but may be associated with Smilax:

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Smilax aculeata Vell. Fl. Flumin. 10: t. 110 (1831) wfo-0000740724
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Smilax alba Bertol. Misc. Bot. 16: 24 (1856) wfo-0000740736
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Smilax altissima Roxb. ex Wall. Cat. No. 5099C. (1830), nomen; Prain & Burkill in Journ. & Proc. As. Soc. Beng. 1914, n. s. x. 25, in syn. wfo-0001353468
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Smilax annua L. ex B.D.Jacks. Index Linn. Herb. 138 (1912), nomen. wfo-0001353469
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Smilax argyrea L.Linden & Rodigas Ill. Hort. 39: 51 (1892) wfo-0000740698
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Smilax argyrea Lind. & Rod. Ill. Hort. 41: 12 1894 — wfo-0001072935
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Smilax australis var. latifolia F.Muell. Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae 7 1869 wfo-0001391684
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Smilax bolavenensis Tagane & Soulad. Phytotaxa 585(1): 56 2023 wfo-1000044576
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Smilax bona-nox var. hastata (Jacq.) O.E.Schulz Symb. Antill. 5: 24 (1904) wfo-0001413718
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Smilax brevipedunculata T.Murphy & S.M.Niño Harvard Pap. Bot. 28(2): 696 2023 wfo-1000058398
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Smilax cercidifolia Pursh Fl. Amer. Sept. 2: 733 (1813) wfo-0000740551
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Smilax china f. yanagitai (Honda) T.Koyama Quart. J. Taiwan Mus. 10: 9 1957 — wfo-0000771612
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Smilax compressa Raf. Autik. Bot. : 128 (1840) wfo-0000740661
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Smilax conchipes F.T.Wang & Tang Contr. Inst. Bot. Natl. Acad. Peiping 6: 20 (1949) wfo-0000740665
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Smilax cuspidata Poirteau – — wfo-0001072908
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Smilax cynanchifolia Raf. Autik. Bot. : 129 (1840) wfo-0000740681
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Smilax decipiens Spreng. Pl. Min. Cogn. Pug. 2: 91 (1815) wfo-0000740591
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Smilax dilatata Raf. Autik. Bot. : 128 (1840) wfo-0000740606
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Smilax elegans Wall. Numer. List [Wallich] n. 5117. 1831-32 wfo-0000742604
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Smilax flexuosa Hemsl. Biol. Cent.-Amer., Bot. iii. 367, sphalm. wfo-0001353470
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Smilax fokiensis F.P.Metcalf Lingnan Sci. J. 10: 415 (1931) wfo-0000742595
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Smilax fulgens Wall. Numer. List [Wallich] n. 5122. [1831-32] wfo-0001353471
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Smilax gaultheriifolia Griff. Itin. Pl. Khasyah Mts. 126, No. 463, nomen subnudum. 1848 ; Posth. Papers, ii. wfo-0001353472
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Smilax gemina Vell. Fl. Flumin. 10: t. 113 (1831) wfo-0000742670
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Smilax glyciphylla Sm. Journal of a Voyage to New South Wales 1790 wfo-0000742688
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Smilax grandiflora Regel – wfo-0001349776
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Smilax hastata Jacq. Enum. Syst. Pl. : 33 (1760) wfo-0000742656
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Smilax heterophylla Raf. Med. Repos. , ser. 2, 5: 359 (1808) wfo-0000742588
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Smilax higoensis f. acuta Hiyama J. Jap. Bot. 26(5): 156 1951 wfo-1200098536
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Smilax hispida Raf. Autik. Bot. : 125 (1840) wfo-0000742433
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Smilax insularis T.C.Hsu & S.W.Chung Ill. Fl. Taiwan 1: 244. 2017 [Mar 2017] , ed. 2 wfo-1000044452
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Smilax jacquinii Kunth Enum. Pl. 5: 254 (1850) wfo-0000742364
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Smilax kainantensis Masam. Trans. Nat. Hist. Soc. Taiwan 33: 27 (1943) wfo-0000742393
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Smilax koyamae T.C.Hsu & S.W.Chung Ill. Fl. Taiwan 1: 244. 2016 [Feb 2016] wfo-1000044451
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Smilax lanceolata Walter Fl. Carol. : 245 (1788) wfo-0000742572
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Smilax latifolia Hassk. Flora 25(2 Beibl.): 4 (1842) wfo-0000742470
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Smilax latifolia var. latifolia – – wfo-0001391696
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Smilax lidaoensis S.S.Ying New Taxa New Names 7: 346 2024 wfo-1000076496
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Smilax longipes Warb. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 29: 256 (1900) wfo-0000742935
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Smilax macabucha Duch. ex Vidal & Garcia Cat. Sem. Manila 14. wfo-0001353473
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Smilax macalucha Royle Ill. Bot. Himal. Mts. [Royle] 383, nomen. 1839 [Feb 1839] wfo-0001353474
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Smilax maclurei Merr. Lingnan Univ. Sci. Bull. 2: 11 (1930) wfo-0000742894
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Smilax magnifera J.F.Macbr. – — wfo-0001072909
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Smilax maypurensis Kunth – — wfo-0001072910
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Smilax megacarpa Morong Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 21: 434 (1894) wfo-0000742701
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Smilax membranacea Raf. Autik. Bot. : 129 (1840) wfo-0000742708
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Smilax menispermoides Hayata – — wfo-0001239694
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Smilax milleri Steud. Nomencl. Bot. [Steudel], ed. 2. ii. 599. wfo-0001353475
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Smilax morongii Small Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 25: 605 (1898) wfo-0000742788
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Smilax muricata Raf. Autik. Bot. : 127 (1840) wfo-0000742812
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Smilax narcotica Buch.-Ham. ex Wall. ; Hook. f. Fl. Brit. Ind. vi. 289 (1892), in syn. wfo-0001353477
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Smilax narcotica Buch.-Ham. ex Wall. Numer. List [Wallich] n. 5099. [1831-32] wfo-0001353476
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Smilax obliqua Spreng. Pl. Min. Cogn. Pug. 2: 91 (1815) wfo-0000742780
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Smilax obliquata Poir. Dict. 6: 469 1804 — wfo-0001072936
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Smilax ovalifolia Roxb. Prodr. Fl. Nepal. : 49 (1825) wfo-0001073236
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Smilax parviflora Wall. Numer. List [Wallich] n. 5118. [1831-32] wfo-0001073322
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Smilax phyllobola M.Martens & Galeotti Fl. Bras. 3(1): 21 (1842) wfo-1200073248
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Smilax phyllobola Mart. ex Griseb. Fl. Bras. (Martius) 3(1): 21, partim. 1842 [1 Apr 1842] wfo-0000741880
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Smilax plani-peduncula var. raishaensis (Hayata) T.C.Hsu & S.W.Chung Ill. Fl. Taiwan 1: 251. 2016 [Feb 2016] wfo-1200027600
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Smilax purtrampui Ruiz ex A.DC. Monogr. Phan. [A.DC. & C.DC.] 1: 97. 1878 [Jun 1878] wfo-0001353478
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Smilax reniformis Raf. Autik. Bot. : 126 (1840) wfo-0000741723
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Smilax rhombifolia Raf. Autik. Bot. : 129 (1840) wfo-0000741757
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Smilax riparia f. acuta (Hiyama) Kobayasi bis Bull. Gov. Forest Exp. Sta. 196: 92 1966 wfo-1200098547
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Smilax rotundifolia Bello Anales Soc. Esp. Hist. Nat. 12: 120 (1883) wfo-0000741768
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Smilax salicifolia var. variegata A.DC. Monogr. Phan. 1: 131 (1878) wfo-1200020720
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Smilax sankira Kaempf. ex Reider Geheimnisse Blumisterei 3: 684 (1830) wfo-1000075397
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Smilax selloana A.DC. Monogr. Phan. 1: 154 (1878) wfo-0000742279
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Smilax shuttleworthii W.Bull Gard. Chron. , n.s., 5: 35 (1876) wfo-0000742244
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Smilax stipulacea Bojer Hortus Maurit. 352. 1837 wfo-0001353479
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Smilax subsessiliflora var. acuminata Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 3(2): 317 (1898) wfo-0001377896
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Smilax tafelbergensis T.Murphy & Molgo Syst. Bot. 48(4): 486 2023 wfo-1000058478
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Smilax taipeiensis T.C.Hsu & S.W.Chung Ill. Fl. Taiwan 1: 254. 2017 [Mar 2017] , ed. 2 wfo-1000044443
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Smilax taiwanensis S.S.Ying New Taxa New Names 6: 138 2023 wfo-1000057042
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Smilax triplinervia Kunth – — wfo-0001072912
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Smilax tungyuanensis S.S.Ying New Taxa New Names 6: 130 2023 wfo-1000057041
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Smilax umbellata Vell. Fl. Flumin. 10: t. 107 (1831) wfo-0000741955
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Smilax umbellifera Herb.Heyne ex Wall. Numer. List [Wallich] n. 5124. [1831-32] wfo-0001353480
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Smilax virosa Buch.-Ham. ex Wall. Numer. List [Wallich] n. 5099. [1831-32] wfo-0001353481
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Smilax yui F.T.Wang Bull. Fan Mem. Inst. Biol. , Bot. 5: 118 (1934) wfo-0000742005