Biology:Smilax officinalis

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Short description: Species of plant in the family Smilacaceae

Smilax officinalis
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Botanical illustration
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Sarsaparillae radix
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Liliales
Family: Smilacaceae
Genus: Smilax
Species:
S. officinalis
Binomial name
Smilax officinalis
Kunth
Synonyms[1]

Smilax officinalis is a species of flowering plant in the family Smilacaceae, native to southern Central America and northwest South America; Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, and Ecuador.[1] A vine reaching 50 m (160 ft) as it climbs trees into the canopy, its roots are collected and used to make traditional medicines and, like other Smilax species, the soft drink sarsaparilla.[2]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q2295155 entry