Family: Smilacaceae
Group: Monocot
Perennation:
Perennial
Habit:
Vine
Substrate:
Terrestrial
Native Status:
Native
Native Range:
Endemic to the West Indies (Bahamas, Cuba).
Map of Locations [currently Florida only]
History in the Bahamas:
A species newly described in 2010 in the Flora de Cuba (16(5):16-17). It is similar to
Smilax havanensis except the leaves are papery (versus leathery), mostly with 5 primary veins (sometimes 7, versus 7-11 or sometimes 5), which are fine (versus robust), and with secondary veins not very prominent (versus markedly reticulate).
Synonyms:
Smilax havanensis, misapplied.
