Biology:Smilax officinalis
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Short description: Species of plant in the family Smilacaceae
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| Sarsaparillae radix | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Liliales |
| Family: | Smilacaceae |
| Genus: | Smilax |
| Species: | S. officinalis
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| Smilax officinalis Kunth
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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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Smilax officinalis Kunth" (in en). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/541685-1.
- ↑ Fern, Ken (30 July 2021). "Useful Tropical Plants Smilax officinalis". Tropical Plants Database. http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Smilax+officinalis.
Wikidata ☰ Q2295155 entry
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