Smilacaceae
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Smilacaceae, the greenbriers, is a family of flowering plants. While they were often assigned to a more broadly defined family Liliaceae, most recent botanists have accepted the two as distinct famili
Smilax aristolochiifolia Köhler–s Medizinal Pflanzen 130
Smilax
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Smilax is a genus of about 300–350 species, found in the tropics and subtropics worldwide. They are climbing flowering plants, many of which are woody and/or thorny, in the monocotyledon family Smilac
Smilacaceae
…of 1998), recognizes this family and places it in the order Liliales, in the clade monocots. Earlier it was a family of two genera, Heterosmilax and Smilax, but DNA studies have shown that Heterosmilax has arisen from Smilax and the two genera are now merged. This results in Smilax being the only genus in…
Smilax aspera
Smilax sp. climber at Howrah district, West Bengal, India
Blue admiral (Kaniska canace) caterpillar on China smilax (S. china)