Smilax china
China Root, Chinese Smilax
Other regional names: East Asian Greenbrier
- East Asian Greenbrier
Also known as: Smilax boninensis Nakai +5 more
- Smilax boninensis Nakai
- Smilax china f. china
- Smilax china f. obtusa H.Lév.
- Smilax china f. yanagitai (Honda) T.Koyama
- Smilax china var. yanagitai Honda
- Smilax syringoides subsp. multiflora Griseb.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Smilacaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a climber.
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Smilax china (commonly known as China root or Chinese smilax) is a climbing plant belonging to the Smilacaceae family. Indigenous to Temperate Asia and Tropical Asia, this species is primarily associated with temperate conditions. It belongs to the highly diverse genus Smilax, which contains over 250 distinct species. There are naturally occurring varieties of this species, which are linked below.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Climber / Vine
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL
Regions (WGSRPD)
China, Eastern Asia, Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China, Malesia
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Assam, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Japan, Korea, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Ogasawara-shoto, Philippines, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam
Subspecies, Varieties & Forms