Smilax melastomifolia

Smilax melastomifolia, the Hawai'i greenbrier,[2] is a species of spiny vine found in nature only in the Hawaiian Islands.[1][3] Spines occur not only on the stems but also on the underside of the leaves and on the peduncles of female flowers. Berries are white or pale green.[4][5][6]

Smilax melastomifolia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Liliales
Family: Smilacaceae
Genus: Smilax
Species:
S. melastomifolia
Binomial name
Smilax melastomifolia
Synonyms[1]
  • Smilax sandwicensis Kunth
  • Pleiosmilax menziesii Seem.
  • Pleiosmilax sandwicensis (Kunth) Seem.
  • Smilax hawaiensis Seem.

References
  1. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. "Smilax melastomifolia". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
  3. Wagner, W.L., Herbst, D.R. & Sohmer, S.H. (1999). Manual of the Flowering Plants of Hawai'i. Revised Edition, Volume 2. Special Publications; Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum 97: 989-1919.
  4. Seemann, Berthold Carl 1868. Journal of Botany, British and Foreign 6: 194 as Pleiosmilax menziesii
  5. Dr. Gerald (Gerry) Carr Emeritus Professor of Botany, Oregon State University
  6. Flowering Plants of Hawaii Archived 2015-04-28 at the Wayback Machine


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