Smilax china is a climbing plant species in the genus Smilax. It is native to China, Korea, Taiwan, Japan (including Ryukyu and Bonin Islands), Philippines, Vietnam, Thailand, Myanmar, and India. It also known as china root, china-root, or chinaroot, as is the related Smilax glabra.
Description
The stem is woody, sparsely prickly, and long. Petiole is long; leaf blade is elliptic to orbicular, long and wide, sometimes wider. Berries are red, globose, and in diameter.
Kaempferol 7-O-glucoside, a flavonol glucoside, can be found in S. china.
Habitat
In China, S. china occurs in forests, thickets, hillsides, grassy slopes, and shaded places along valleys or streams. It is found from near sea level to .
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Smilacaceae
Plants described in 1753
Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus
Flora of Myanmar
Flora of China
Flora of Assam (region) Flora of Japan Flora of Korea Flora of Taiwan Flora of Thailand Flora of Vietnam