Biology:Smilax moranensis

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Smilax moranensis
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Liliales
Family: Smilacaceae
Genus: Smilax
Species:
S. moranensis
Binomial name
Smilax moranensis
M.Martens & Galeotti
Synonyms[1][2]
  • Smilax moranensis f. hispida Schltdl.
  • Kunth Smilax botterii
  • A.DC. Smilax cordifolia var. papantlae
  • A.DC. Smilax cordifolia var. schiedeana
  • (Kunth) A.DC. A.DC.
  • A.DC. Kunth
  • Schltdl. A.DC.
  • (A.DC.) Killip & C.V.Morton C.V.Morton
  • A.DC. Kunth
  • Smilax schaffneriana Smilax invenusta
  • Smilax jalapensis Smilax jalapensis var. inermis
  • Smilax moranensis var. mexiae (A.DC.) F.W.Apt
  • Smilax densiflora Smilax densiflora var. christmarensis
  • Smilax erythrocarpa Smilax glaucocarpos
  • Kunth Schltdl.
  • F.W.Apt Killip & C.V.Morton
  • Kunth Smilax xalapensis
  • Smilax sylvatica Smilax schiedeana
  • Smilax acutifolia Smilax invenusta var. armata
  • Smilax jalapensis var. botterii Smilax moranensis var. schaffneriana

Smilax moranensis is a species of flowering plant in the family Smilacaceae.[1][3] It is native to mountainous areas in Mexico from Sonora and Chihuahua south to Chiapas.[4][5]

Smilax moranensis is a trailing to climbing vine sometimes reaching a height of 10 m (33 feet). Leaves are broadly ovate, round and the base and slightly tapering toward the tip. Flowers are born in umbels in the axils of the leaves, each with 6 yellow-green tepals.[6][7][8]

Uses

The species is used medicinally throughout much of its range, under the common name zarzaparilla. It is valued for its expectorant, diuretic, and anti-inflammatory properties.[9] It is also reportedly useful in treating Type 2 diabetes.[10]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Smilax moranensis M.Martens & Galeotti". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:541650-1. 
  2. ↑ Tropicos, Smilax moranensis
  3. ↑ "Smilax moranensis M.Martens & Galeotti". Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. https://www.catalogueoflife.org/data/taxon/4XWNG. 
  4. ↑ CONABIO. 2009. Catálogo taxonómico de especies de México. 1. In Capital Nat. México. CONABIO, Mexico City.
  5. ↑ Breedlove, D.E. 1986. Flora de Chiapas. Listados Florísticos de México 4: i–v, 1–246.
  6. ↑ Morton, C.V. 1942. A reexamination of Mexican Smilax. Brittonia 14(3):299-309.
  7. ↑ Davidse, G., M. Sousa Sánchez & A.O. Chater. 1994. Alismataceae a Cyperaceae. 6: i–xvi, 1–543. In G. Davidse, M. Sousa Sánchez & A.O. Chater (eds.) Flora Mesoamericana. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México, D. F.
  8. ↑ Ferrufino Acosta, L. 2010. Taxonomic revision of the genus Smilax (Smilacaceae) in Central America and the Caribbean Islands. Willdenowia 40: 227–280.
  9. ↑ Biblioteca Digital de la Medicina Tradicional de México
  10. ↑ Botanical On-line

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