Smilax calophylla
Smilax calophylla | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Liliales |
Family: | Smilacaceae |
Genus: | Smilax |
Species: | S. calophylla
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Binomial name | |
Smilax calophylla Wall. ex A.DC.
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Smilax calophylla is a vine in the greenbrier family. It is native to parts of Southeast Asia (southern Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore, Sumatra) as well as to northeastern Australia (Queensland).[1][2][3]
Smilax calophylla is an erect to declining herb up to 2.5 m tall, with yellow flowers and reddish-brown fruits. Tea brewed from the leaves is used as a male aphrodisiac in Malaysia.[4]
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Categories:
- Smilacaceae
- Flora of Thailand
- Flora of Malaya
- Flora of Sumatra
- Monocots of Australia
- Flora of Queensland
- Plants described in 1878