familySmilacaceae
genusSmilax
speciesSmilax auriculata

Smilax auriculata

Walter

Fl. Carol., 245. 1788.

Walter C. Holmes
Common names: Wild-bamboo
Synonyms: Smilax beyrichii Kunth Smilax lata Small
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 26. Treatment on page 471. Mentioned on page 470.

Vines; rhizomes linear or dense masses of potatolike tubers. Stems perennial, climbing, branching zigzag, terete, 5–9 m × 5–8 mm, woody, glabrous; prickles numerous, sparse or absent distally, flattened, rigid, stout, to 4 mm. Leaves evergreen; petiole 0.5–1.2 cm; blade green abaxially, drying to brownish green, narrowly ovate to ovate-elliptic, with 3 prominent veins, secondary-veins obscure to prominent, 4.5–6 (–8.5) × 2–3.5 cm, not glaucous, glabrous or minutely pubescent abaxially, base auriculate, pandurate, or rounded, cuneate at insertion of petiole, margins entire, apex acute to abruptly deflexed point. Umbels 3–8, terminal, axillary to leaves, 5–8 (–25) -flowered, loose; peduncle 0.2–1.5 cm. Flowers: perianth green; tepals: staminate 6–8 mm, pistillate 3–4 mm; ovule 1 per locule; pedicel 0.2–1 cm. Berries purplish maroon, purple, or black, ovoid to flattened, 5–7 mm, glaucous.


Phenology: Flowering Apr–Jul.
Habitat: Dunes and sandy flatwoods, full sun
Elevation: 0–100 m

Distribution

V26 980-distribution-map.jpg

Ala., Fla., Ga., La., Miss., N.C., S.C., West Indies (Bahamas)

Discussion

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

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Anther architecture or structure in adjective form
1-locular +
Anther dehiscence
introrse +
Anther fixation
basifixed +
Apex shape
acute +
Author
Walter C. Holmes +
Authority
Walter +
Base shape
cuneate +, rounded +, pandurate +  and auriculate +
Berry coloration
black +, purple +  and purplish maroon +
Berry pubescence
glaucous +
Berry shape
ovoid;flattened +
Berry some measurement
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (0.7 cm7 mm <br />0.007 m <br />) +
Blade arrangement or course or shape
linear +
Blade coloration
brownish green +  and green +
Blade condition
drying +
Blade shape
narrowly ovate +  and ovate-elliptic +
Blade size
reduced +
Common name
Wild-bamboo +
Distribution
Ala. +, Fla. +, Ga. +, La. +, Miss. +, N.C. +, S.C. +  and West Indies (Bahamas) +
Elevation
0–100 m +
Flower architecture
pistillate +  and staminate +
Flower reproduction
unisexual +
Fruit architecture
baccate +
Habitat
Dunes and sandy flatwoods, full sun +
Illustration copyright
Flora of North America Association +
Illustrator
Barbara Alongi +
Inflorescence architecture
pedunculate +  and umbellate +
Inflorescence architecture or fragility
loose +
Inflorescence density
dense +
Inflorescence position
axillary +
Leaf architecture
3-veined +
Leaf architecture or coloration or relief
reticulate +
Leaf arrangement
alternate +
Leaf duration
evergreen +
Leaf texture
leathery +
Margin insertion
entire +
Mass arrangement or course or shape
linear +
Mass density
dense +
Number of lower taxa
0 +
Ovary architecture or structure in adjective form
2-locular +
Ovary quantity
1;2 +
Ovule quantity
1 +
Pedicel some measurement
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br />) +
Peduncle some measurement
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br />) +
Perianth coloration
green +
Petiole some measurement
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (1.2 cm12 mm <br />0.012 m <br />) +
Phenology
Flowering Apr–Jul. +
Pistil architecture
3-carpellate +
Point orientation
deflexed +
Prickle fragility or size
stout +
Prickle presence
absent +
Prickle quantity
sparse +  and numerous +
Prickle shape
flattened +
Prickle some measurement
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br />) +
Prickle texture
rigid +
Publication title
Fl. Carol., +
Publication year
1788 +
Reference
None +
Rhizome architecture
stoloniferous +  and tuberous +
Rhizome texture
woody +
Root shape
filiform +
Secondary-vein atypical length
6 cm60 mm <br />0.06 m <br /> (8.5 cm85 mm <br />0.085 m <br />) +
Secondary-vein length
4.5 cm45 mm <br />0.045 m <br /> (6 cm60 mm <br />0.06 m <br />) +
Secondary-vein prominence
obscure;prominent +
Secondary-vein pubescence
pubescent +, glabrous +  and not glaucous +
Secondary-vein width
2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br /> (3.5 cm35 mm <br />0.035 m <br />) +
Seed quantity
1;3 +
Source xml
https://bibilujan@bitbucket.org/aafc-mbb/fna-fine-grained-xml.git/src/84153f6d59a0a91d69695978a64cee7560374f8e/V26/V26 980.xml +
Special status
W1 +
Species growth form or texture
herbaceous +
Stamen arrangement
2-3-whorled +
Stamen quantity
6 +
Staminode quantity
6 +
Stem architecture
branching +
Stem duration
perennial +
Stem growth form
climbing +
Stem growth form or orientation
, +  and sprawling +
Stem length
500 cm5,000 mm <br />5 m <br /> (900 cm9,000 mm <br />9 m <br />) +
Stem orientation
erect +
Stem pubescence
glabrous +
Stem shape
terete +
Stem texture
woody +
Stem width
5mm;8mm +
Stigma architecture
ligulate +
Stigma orientation
recurved +
Stigma quantity
3 +
Stipule presence
absent +
Style height or length or size
short +
Style presence
absent +
Synonyms
Smilax beyrichii +  and Smilax lata +
Taxon family
Smilacaceae +
Taxon name
Smilax auriculata +
Taxon parent
Smilax +
Taxon rank
species +
Tendril arrangement
paired +
Tendril presence
absent +
Tepal architecture
pistillate +  and staminate +
Tepal coloration
bronze +, yellow +  and greenish +
Tepal fusion
distinct +
Tepal quantity
6 +
Tepal shape
ovate;elliptic +
Tepal some measurement
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br />) +
Tuber shape
potato-like +
Umbel architecture
5-8(-25)-flowered +
Umbel architecture or fragility
loose +
Umbel position
axillary +
Umbel position or structure subtype
terminal +
Umbel quantity
3 (8) +
Vein prominence
prominent +
Vein quantity
3 (?) +
Volume
Volume 26 +
Whole organism architecture
rhizomatous +
Whole organism duration
perennial +
Whole organism growth form
vine +
X chromosome quantity
13;16 +