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Smilax aspera L.

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Smilax aspera L.
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🗒 Synonyms
synonymSmilax aspera subsp. balearica (Willk. ex A.DC.) K.Richt.
synonymSmilax aspera subsp. mauritanica (Poir.) Arcang.
synonymSmilax aspera var. altissima Moris & De Not.
synonymSmilax aspera var. angustifolia DC.
synonymSmilax aspera var. maculata (Roxb. ex D.Don) A.DC.
synonymSmilax aspera var. nigra (Willd.) A.DC.
synonymSmilax aspera var. ochrocarpa A.DC.
synonymSmilax aspera var. perrottetiana A.DC.
synonymSmilax balearica (Willk. ex A.DC.) Burnat & Barbey
synonymSmilax brevipes Jord., nom. illeg.
synonymSmilax capitata Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don, pro syn.
synonymSmilax catalonica Poir.
synonymSmilax conferta Jord.
synonymSmilax excelsa Duhamel, nom. inval.
synonymSmilax goetzeana Engl.
synonymSmilax inermis Jord., nom. illeg.
synonymSmilax intricatissima Jord.
synonymSmilax longipes Gand.
synonymSmilax maculata Roxb. ex D.Don
synonymSmilax mauritanica Desf., nom. illeg.
synonymSmilax mauritanica subsp. vespertilionis (Boiss.) K.Richt.
synonymSmilax nigra Willd.
synonymSmilax nilagirensis Steud. ex A.DC., pro syn.
synonymSmilax oxycarpa Jord.
synonymSmilax peduncularis Jord., nom. illeg.
synonymSmilax pendulina Lowe
synonymSmilax picta K.Koch
synonymSmilax platyphylla Jord.
synonymSmilax rettiana Willis ex Livera
synonymSmilax rigida Sol. ex Sm.
synonymSmilax sagittata Desv. ex Ham.
synonymSmilax sagittifolia G.Lodd.
synonymSmilax saxicola Gand.
synonymSmilax tetragona L.f.
synonymSmilax variabilis Pers.
synonymSmilax willkommii Gand.
🗒 Common Names
English
  • Italian Sarsaparilla
Malayalam
  • Chennarvalli
  • Pomburikodi
Other
  • Common Smilax
📚 Overview
Overview
Summary
Climbing shrub
Dr. Chandra Barooah & Iftikher Ahmed (2014) Assam Science Technology and Environment Council.
Attributions Dr. Chandra Barooah & Iftikher Ahmed (2014) Assam Science Technology and Environment Council.
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    Brief
    Habit: Armed vine
    Mathew, K. M. "The flora of Palani Hills." Rapinat Herbarium, Tiruchirapalli, Part I-III.
    Attributions Mathew, K. M. "The flora of Palani Hills." Rapinat Herbarium, Tiruchirapalli, Part I-III.
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    1. Mathew, K. M. "The flora of Palani Hills." Rapinat Herbarium, Tiruchirapalli, Part I-III.
    Flowering class: Monocot Habit: Climber
    Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
    Attributions Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
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      Diagnostic Keys
      Description
      Climbing shrubs, stems prickly. Leaves to 8 x 6 cm, broadly ovate, acuminate, base broadly cordate, coriaceous, margins crispate, 5-9 nerved; petiole twisted, to 2 cm, sheath reduced, tendrils axillary from the very base, coiled. Umbels sessile on axillary racemes. flowers unisexual; male flowers-perianth lobes 3 mm, lanceolate; filaments 1.2 mm, anthers 1 mm.
      Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
      Attributions Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
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        📚 Natural History
        Cyclicity
        Flowering and fruiting: February-June
        Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
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          📚 Habitat and Distribution
          General Habitat
          Forested areas
          Dr. Chandra Barooah & Iftikher Ahmed (2014) Assam Science Technology and Environment Council.
          Attributions Dr. Chandra Barooah & Iftikher Ahmed (2014) Assam Science Technology and Environment Council.
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            Evergreen and shola forests
            Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
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              Description
              Global Distribution

              India: Assam

              Indian Distribution

              Assam

              Dr. Chandra Barooah & Iftikher Ahmed (2014) Assam Science Technology and Environment Council.
              Attributions Dr. Chandra Barooah & Iftikher Ahmed (2014) Assam Science Technology and Environment Council.
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                Global Distribution

                India, Sri Lanka, South Europe and North Africa

                Indian distribution

                State - Kerala, District/s: Idukki, Palakkad

                Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
                Attributions Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
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                  Shola border, wayside 1300-2200msl. Widespread from Mediterranean, E Africa to India & Srilanka
                  Mathew, K. M. "The flora of Palani Hills." Rapinat Herbarium, Tiruchirapalli, Part I-III.
                  Attributions Mathew, K. M. "The flora of Palani Hills." Rapinat Herbarium, Tiruchirapalli, Part I-III.
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                  References 
                  1. Mathew, K. M. "The flora of Palani Hills." Rapinat Herbarium, Tiruchirapalli, Part I-III.
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                  📚 Occurrence
                  No Data
                  📚 Uses and Management
                  Uses

                  System of Medicines Used In

                  Homoeopathy
                  Homoeopathy
                  Ayurveda
                  Ayurveda
                  System Of Medicines Used In

                  Ayurveda, Homoeopathy

                  FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants: http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=1929
                  Attributions FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants: http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=1929
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                    Medicinal
                    Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
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                      Uses: Roots yield tannin, Medicinal purposes
                      Mathew, K. M. "The flora of Palani Hills." Rapinat Herbarium, Tiruchirapalli, Part I-III.
                      Attributions Mathew, K. M. "The flora of Palani Hills." Rapinat Herbarium, Tiruchirapalli, Part I-III.
                      Contributors 
                      Status UNDER_CREATION
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                      References 
                      1. Mathew, K. M. "The flora of Palani Hills." Rapinat Herbarium, Tiruchirapalli, Part I-III.
                      No Data
                      📚 Information Listing
                      References
                      1. D K Ved, Suma Tagadur Sureshchandra, Vijay Barve, Vijay Srinivas, Sathya Sangeetha, K. Ravikumar, Kartikeyan R., Vaibhav Kulkarni, Ajith S. Kumar, S.N. Venugopal, B. S. Somashekhar, M.V. Sumanth, Noorunissa Begum, Sugandhi Rani, Surekha K.V., and Nikhil Desale. 2016. (envis.frlht.org / frlhtenvis.nic.in). FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants, Bengaluru. http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=1929
                      1. Smilax aspera L., Sp. Pl. 1028. 1753; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 6: 306. 1892; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1518(1060). 1928; Manilal, Fl. Silent Valley 322. 1988; Swarup. et al., Shola For. Kerala 85. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 458. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 316. 1999.
                      2. Smilax maculata Roxb., Fl. Ind. 3: 796. 1832.
                      Overview > Brief
                      1. Mathew, K. M. "The flora of Palani Hills." Rapinat Herbarium, Tiruchirapalli, Part I-III.
                      Habitat and Distribution > Distribution > Description
                      1. Mathew, K. M. "The flora of Palani Hills." Rapinat Herbarium, Tiruchirapalli, Part I-III.
                      Uses and Management > Uses
                      1. Mathew, K. M. "The flora of Palani Hills." Rapinat Herbarium, Tiruchirapalli, Part I-III.
                      Information Listing > References
                      1. D K Ved, Suma Tagadur Sureshchandra, Vijay Barve, Vijay Srinivas, Sathya Sangeetha, K. Ravikumar, Kartikeyan R., Vaibhav Kulkarni, Ajith S. Kumar, S.N. Venugopal, B. S. Somashekhar, M.V. Sumanth, Noorunissa Begum, Sugandhi Rani, Surekha K.V., and Nikhil Desale. 2016. (envis.frlht.org / frlhtenvis.nic.in). FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants, Bengaluru. http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=1929
                      2. Smilax aspera L., Sp. Pl. 1028. 1753; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 6: 306. 1892; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1518(1060). 1928; Manilal, Fl. Silent Valley 322. 1988; Swarup. et al., Shola For. Kerala 85. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 458. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 316. 1999.
                      3. Smilax maculata Roxb., Fl. Ind. 3: 796. 1832.

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                      📚 Meta data
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                      🐾 Taxonomy
                      RootRoot
                      KingdomPlantae
                      PhylumTracheophyta
                      ClassLiliopsida
                      OrderLiliales
                      FamilySmilacaceae
                      GenusSmilax
                      SpeciesSmilax aspera L.
                      📊 Temporal Distribution
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