Species Smilax mossambicensis
Pictures from Observations
There aren’t any identifications of Smilax mossambicensis.
Range:
Location unknown
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Etymology of Smilax:
Gk. smilax, from smilakos = twining. This genus, related to the bindweed and prickly ivy, is a vigorously climbing evergreen with hooked thorns allowing it to hang on to and over branches of its host tree and overwhelm it.
Etymology of mossambicensis:
Named after the country Mozambique where the species was first found
Scientific name:
Smilax mossambicensis Garcke
Synonym of:
Unknown
Long etymology:
Protologue:
Naturw. Reise Mossambique [Peters] 518 (1864)
Synonym status:
Year published:
1864
Observations of Taxon
There aren’t any identifications of Smilax mossambicensis.