Family 38C. SMILACACEAE 1. Smilax Linnaeus var. bracteata

Family 38C. SMILACACEAE
Literature:
Koyama, T. 1960. Materials towards a monograph of the genus Smilax. Quart. J. Taiwan Mus. 13
(1960) 61, 4 pl.
Flora of Taiwan
1. Smilax Linnaeus
Smilax bracteata C Presl, Rel. Haenk. 1 (1827) 131; --Merr., EPFP 1 (1923) 207.
var. bracteata
Indochina, S China, S Japan to Taiwan, Caroline Isls (Truk), Philippines.
LUZON: Benguet, Pangasinan, Bataan, Aurora, Nueva Ecija, Bulacan, Rizal, Quezon,
Sorsogon, MINDORO: Mindoro Oriental, MINDANAO: Davao (Mt Apo). Lowland and
médium altitude thickets and secondary forests.
var. heterophylla Merr. & Quisumb.,
--Type: BS 45333 Ramos & Edaño (K*,
NY*). Luzon: Aurora prov., Casiguran,
var. verruculosa (Merr.) T Koyama, Quart. J. Taiwan Mus. 10 (1957) 18; op. cit. 13 (1960) 12.
Smilax verruculosa Merr., PJS 5 c (1910) Bot. 173; EPFP 1 (1922) 209.
Smilax williamsii Merr., PJS 5 c (1910) Bot. 173; EPFP 1 (1922) 209.
India (Himalayas, Khasya), Thailand, Vietnam, Taiwan and Malesia: Peninsular
Malaysia, Java, Borneo (Sabah, Sarawak), and the Philippines.
LUZON: Mountain Province, Ifugao, Benguet, Zambales (Mt Pinatubo), Quezon (Mt
Tulaog), MINDANAO: Lanao del Sur, Bukidnon, Davao.
Smilax china L., Sp. Pl. (1753) 1029; --Merr., EPFP 1 (1922) 208.
var. china
Japan, Korea, C & S China, Taiwan and the Philippines.
var. kuru Sakaguchi ex Yamamoto, J. Trop. Agr. Formosa 11 (1939) 278.
Ryukyus, Hongkong and the Philippines.
var. recticaulis T Koyama, Dansk. Bot. Arkiv 23 (1963) 14, f. 1.
Thailand and the Philippines: LUZON: Cordillera Highlands, MINDORO: Mindoro
Occidental (Mt Halcon), 1100-2000m.
Smilax elmeri Merr., PJS 13 c (1918) Bot. 6; EPFP 1 (1922) 208.
LUZON: Sorsogon, BUCAS GRANDE, MINDANAO: Bukidnon, Agusan. Forested ridges
to 1000m.
Smilax erecta Merr., PJS 13 c (1918) Bot. 5; EPFP 1 (1922) 208.
LUZON: Aurora prov. (E coast). Forested slopes at low or medium altitude.
Smilax lanceifolia Roxb., [Hort. Beng. (1814) 72, nomen], Fl. Ind. ed. 2, 3 (1832) 792.
var. lucida (Merr.) T Koyama, Quart. J. Taiwan Mus. 13 (1960) 26.
Smilax lucida Merr., PJS 13 c (1918) Bot. 5; EPFP 1 (1922) 209.
LUZON: Apayao, Isabela (San Mariano).
Smilax leucophylla Blume, Enum. Pl. Jav. A,C (1827-28) 18; --Merr., PJS 3 c (1908) Bot. 96; EPFP
1 (1922) 208.
China and Malesia: Peninsular Malaysia, Java, Borneo, Moluccas and the Philippines.
LUZON: Benguet, Pangasinan, Pampanga, Bataan, Rizal, Laguna, MINDORO,
CULION, PALAWAN, MINDANAO.
Smilax loheri Merr., PJS 10 c (1915) Bot. 294; EPFP 1 (1922) 208.
LUZON: Nueva Ecija, Rizal. Mossy forest at or above 900m.
Smilax luzonensis C Presl, Rel. Haenk. 1 (1827) 131; --Merr., EPFP 1 (1922) 209.
India, Indochina, Malesia: LUZON: Ilocos Norte, PANAY, CATANDUANES, MINDANAO:
Lanao, Bukidnon. Forests at medium altitudes.
Smilax mensipermoidea A DC
var. randaiensis (Hayata) T Koyama,
Smilax pymaea Merr., PJS 5 c (1910) Bot. 399; EPFP 1 (1922) 209.
Taiwan, Borneo and the Philippines
Smilax riparia A DC,
var. riparia
China, Philippines.