Smilacaceae Vent.

Details

Name scientific

Smilacaceae Vent.

Preferred name

Smilacaceae Vent.

Taxonomy reference

Mabberley, D.J. 2008: Mabberley's plant book, a portable dictionary of plants, their classification and uses. Edition 3. Cambridge University Press.

Linked name

Smilacaceae Vent.

Nomenclature

Original authors

Vent.

Authors

Vent.

Nomenclatural code

ICN

Taxonomic rank

family

Canonical form

Smilacaceae

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Liliales

Family

Smilacaceae

Subordinates

Smilax

Descriptions

Moore, L.B.; Edgar, E. 1970: Flora of New Zealand. Vol. II. Indigenous Tracheophyta: Monocotyledones except Gramineae. Botany Division DSIR, Wellington.

Smilacaceae Vent.

Description

Fls small, often unisexual, us. in axillary umbels, racemes or spikes. Per. of 6 equal or subequal, deciduous, us. free segs. Stamens 6; filaments free or united in a column; anthers introrse. Ovary superior, 3-locular; ovules 1–2 per locule, orthotropous or half anatropous. Fr. a berry. Seeds 1–3; embryo small, endosperm hard. Woody lianoid plants. Lvs alt. or opp., us. coriac., with marked reticulate veining between the few longitudinal nerves. Four genera of wide distribution.

Taxonomic concepts

Name

Cited name

Reference

Preferred name

Parent name

Smilacaceae Vent.

Smilacaceae

Cronquist, A. (1988)

Liliales Perleb

Smilacaceae Vent.

Smilacaceae

Mabberley, D.J. (2008)

Liliales Perleb

Smilacaceae Vent.

Smilacaceae

Moore, L.B.; Edgar, E. (1970)

Metadata

Record id

e8c0fe67-f1b7-4fd2-aec3-5cc9f6d1ffda

Record class

scientific name

Record source

Names_Plants

Date added

1 January 2000

Date last updated

1 August 2011

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