Taxonavigation

Familia: Smilacaceae
Genera: Heterosmilax – Smilax

Name

Smilacaceae Vent. Tabl. Regn. Veg. 2: 146. (1799) nom. cons.

• Type genus: Smilax L. Sp. Pl. 2: 1028. (1753)

References

• Ventenat, E.P. 1799. Tableau du Règne Végétal, selon de Méthode de Jussieu. Vol. 2. 607 pp. Paris: J. Drisonnier. online at Gallica Reference page. : 146.
• Qi, Z., Cameron, K. M., Li, P., Zhao, Y., Chen, S., Chen, G. & Fu, C. 2013. Phylogenetics, character evolution, and distribution patterns of the greenbriers, Smilacaceae (Liliales), a near-cosmopolitan family of monocots Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 173: 535–548. DOI: 10.1111/boj.12096. Reference page.  Provides molecular evidence that Smilax and Heterosmilax are synonymous.
• Trias-Blasi, A., Baker, W.J., Haigh, A.L., Simpson, D.A., Weber, O. & Wilkin, P. 2015. A genus-level phylogenetic linear sequence of monocots. Taxon 64(3): 552-581. DOI: 10.12705/643.9 ResearchGate Reference page.  Keeps the two genera separate.
• Conran, J.G. 1998. Smilacaceae. Flowering Plants. Monocotyledons: Lilianae (excluding Orchidaceae) 417-422.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Smilacaceae in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 16 Jan. 2019. Accepts one genus
• Tropicos.org 2013. Smilacaceae. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 16 Sept. 2013.
• International Plant Names Index. 2013. Smilacaceae. Published online. Accessed: 16 Sept. 2013.
• Lohmueller F.A. 2005: The Botanical System of the Plants

Vernacular names

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