familySmilacaceae
genusSmilax
speciesSmilax hugeri

Smilax hugeri

(Small) J. B. Norton ex Pennell

Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 43: 420. 1916.

Walter C. Holmes
Endemic
Basionym: Nemexia hugeri Small Fl. S.E. U.S., 280, 1328. 1903
Synonyms: Smilax ecirrhata var. hugeri (Small) H. E. Ahles
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 26. Treatment on page 474. Mentioned on page 468, 469, 472.

Herbs; rhizomes knotty, slender. Stems annual, erect, 2–5 m, herbaceous, glabrous; prickles absent. Leaves few, disposed distally or evenly distributed, subequal; petiole shorter than blade; tendrils absent or rudimentary; blade oblong, oblong-ovate, or sometimes oval, 2.5–12 × 1.5–7.5 cm, not glaucous, puberulent abaxially, base rounded to slightly cordate, margins entire, apex broadly rounded to obtuse or abruptly pointed. Umbels 1–3, proximalmost axillary to bracts, 5–12-flowered. Flowers: perianth greenish; tepals 3–3.5 mm; anthers shorter than filaments; ovules (1–) 2 per locule. Berries globose, 8–10 mm diam., glaucous. 2n = 26.


Phenology: Flowering Apr–May.
Habitat: Moist, mixed woods and wooded slopes

Distribution

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Ala., Fla., Ga., N.C., S.C., Tenn.

Discussion

Smilax hugeri is distinguished from S. ecirrhata and S. biltmoreana mainly by leaf morphology. Specimens from Tennessee are not sharply distinct from S. ecirrhata. J. K. Mangaly (1968) cited this as possible evidence of divergence from that species.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
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2n chromosome quantity
26 +
Anther architecture or structure in adjective form
1-locular +
Anther dehiscence
introrse +
Anther fixation
basifixed +
Anther height or length or size
shorter +
Apex shape
broadly rounded +  and obtuse or abruptly pointed +
Author
Walter C. Holmes +
Authority
(Small) J. B. Norton ex Pennell +
Base shape
rounded +  and slightly cordate +
Basionyms
Nemexia hugeri +
Berry coloration
orange +, red +, purple +, blue +  and black +
Berry diameter
0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br /> (?) +  and 1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (?) +
Berry pubescence
glaucous +
Berry shape
globose +
Blade arrangement or course or shape
linear +
Blade length
2.5 cm25 mm <br />0.025 m <br /> (12 cm120 mm <br />0.12 m <br />) +
Blade pubescence
puberulent +  and not glaucous +
Blade shape
oval +, oblong-ovate +  and oblong +
Blade size
reduced +
Blade width
1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br /> (?) +  and 7.5 cm75 mm <br />0.075 m <br /> (?) +
Distribution
Ala. +, Fla. +, Ga. +, N.C. +, S.C. +  and Tenn. +
Flower architecture
pistillate +  and staminate +
Flower reproduction
unisexual +
Fruit architecture
baccate +
Habitat
Moist, mixed woods and wooded slopes +
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
distributed +  and disposed +
Leaf duration
evergreen +  and deciduous +
Leaf quantity
Few (?) +
Leaf size
subequal +
Leaf texture
leathery +
Margin architecture or shape
entire +
Number of lower taxa
0 +
Ovary architecture or structure in adjective form
2-locular +
Ovary quantity
1;2 +
Ovule atypical quantity
1 (2) +
Ovule quantity
2 +
Perianth coloration
greenish +
Petiole height or length or size
shorter +
Phenology
Flowering Apr–May. +
Pistil architecture
3-carpellate +
Prickle presence
absent +
Publication title
Bull. Torrey Bot. Club +
Publication year
1916 +
Reference
None +
Rhizome architecture
stoloniferous +  and tuberous +
Rhizome shape
knotty +
Rhizome size
slender +
Rhizome texture
woody +
Root shape
filiform +
Seed quantity
1;3 +
Source xml
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Special status
Endemic +
Species growth form or texture
herbaceous +
Stamen arrangement
2-3-whorled +
Stamen quantity
6 +
Staminode quantity
6 +
Stem architecture
armed +, unarmed +, branching +  and simple +
Stem duration
annual +
Stem growth form
climbing +
Stem growth form or orientation
, +  and sprawling +
Stem growth form or texture
herbaceous +
Stem orientation
erect +
Stem pubescence
glabrous +
Stem some measurement
200 cm2,000 mm <br />2 m <br /> (500 cm5,000 mm <br />5 m <br />) +
Stem texture
herbaceous +  and woody +
Stigma architecture
ligulate +
Stigma orientation
recurved +
Stigma quantity
3 +
Stipule presence
absent +
Style height or length or size
short +
Style presence
absent +
Synonyms
Smilax ecirrhata var. hugeri +
Taxon family
Smilacaceae +
Taxon name
Smilax hugeri +
Taxon parent
Smilax +
Taxon rank
species +
Tendril arrangement
paired +
Tendril presence
absent +
Tendril prominence
rudimentary +
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 /> (0.35 cm3.5 mm <br />0.0035 m <br />) +
Umbel architecture
5-12-flowered +
Umbel position
axillary +  and proximalmost +
Umbel quantity
1 (3) +
Volume
Volume 26 +
Whole organism architecture
rhizomatous +
Whole organism duration
perennial +
Whole organism growth form
herb +
X chromosome quantity
13;16 +