Smilax pseudochina

Smilax pseudochina

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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Liliales
Family: Smilacaceae
Genus: Smilax
Species:
S. pseudochina
Binomial name
Smilax pseudochina
L. not Lour. 1790 nor M.Martens & Galeotti ex A.DC. 1878 nor Blanco 1837 nor Herb.Madr. ex Wall. 1831 nor Roxb. 1832 nor Sieber ex A.DC. 1878 nor Bert. ex Kunth 1850[1]
Range within North America
Synonyms[2]
Synonymy
  • Smilax pseudo-china L.
  • Smilax hederifolia Mill. 1768 not Beyr. ex Kunth 1850
  • Smilax inermis Walter
  • Smilax tamnifolia Michx.
  • Smilax farinosa Raf.
  • Smilax pandurata Raf. 1840, not Pursh 1813
  • Coprosmanthus tamnifolius (Michx.) Kunth
  • Nemexia tamnifolia (Michx.) Small
  • Smilax leptanthera Pennell
  • Nemexia leptanthera (Pennell) Small

Smilax pseudochina is a perennial species of herb in the greenbriar family. It is commonly called bamboo vine or false chinaroot.[3] Its range extends up the Atlantic Coast of the United States, from Long Island in New York State south to Georgia.[2][4]

  1. ^ The International Plant Names Index
  2. ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  3. ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Smilax pseudochina". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
  4. ^ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map