Smilax havanensis

Smilax havanensis is a plant species native to Cuba, the Cayman Islands, Bahamas, Turks & Caicos, and southern Florida.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

Smilax havanensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Liliales
Family: Smilacaceae
Genus: Smilax
Species:
S. havanensis
Binomial name
Smilax havanensis
Synonyms[1]
  • Smilax ovata Duhamel
  • Smilax spinosa Poir. 1805, not Mill. 1768
  • Smilax dentata Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.
  • Smilax poiretii Kunth
  • Smilax havanensis Griseb.

Smilax havanensis is a perennial vine armed with prickles. Flowers are small and green, berries dark purple with a waxy coating.[7]

References
  1. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. Ferrufino-Acosta, L. (2010). Taxonomic revision of the genus Smilax (Smilacaceae) in Central America and the Caribbean islands. Willdenowia 40: 227-280.
  3. Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
  4. Correll, D.S. & Correll, H.B. (1982). Flora of the Bahama Archipelago: 1-1692. J.Cramer, Vaduz.
  5. Proctor, G.R. (1984). Flora of the Cayman Islands: 1-834. Her Majesty's Stationery Office, London.
  6. Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants
  7. Flora of North America Vol. 26 Page 473 Smilax havanensis Jacquin, Enum. Syst. Pl. 33. 1760.
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