Smilacaceae FAMILY

Smilax gaudichaudiana

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Smilax gaudichaudiana is an unarmed, perennial climbing plant with woody stems growing from a tuberous rootstock that can be 7cm thick.. The stems can grow 2 - 3 metres or more long, climbing into the surrounding vegetation and supporting thmselves by means of tendrils[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. , 385 Title Bihrmann's Caudiciforms Publication Author Website http://www.bihrmann.com/caudiciforms/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An internet site giving information on caudiciform plants (plants with swollen stem bases such as the Baobab tree, cycads and many succulents). Excellent photos, usually of cultivated plants in pots. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeE. Asia - southeast China (Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan), Taiwan, Vietnam

HabitatDense forests, sparsely forested slopes, hillsides, shrubby slopes along valleys; at elevations from 600 - 1,000 metres[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ].