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Smilacaceae FAMILY

Smilax cordifolia

Smilax cordifolia

Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
3/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Cultivation Details

HabitClimber
Growth—

Smilax cordifolia is native to central and southernf Mexico, and so will experience climates ranging from subtropical to tropical, Succeeds in most soils in sun or semi-shade[1]. A dioecious species - both male and female forms must be grown if fruit and seed are required.

Propagation

Seed - Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-20. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Smilax+cordifolia>

Pollinators

Data unavailable

References

  1. [1]The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. — Huxley. A. · MacMillan Press · 1992 · ISBN 0-333-47494-5 ↩︎Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed.
  2. [2]Plants for Human Consumption. — Kunkel. G. · Koeltz Scientific Books · 1984 · ISBN 3874292169 ↩︎An excellent book for the dedicated. A comprehensive listing of Latin names with a brief list of edible parts.
  3. [3]Mechanisms Associated with the Effect of Hypericum perforatum and Smilax cordifolia Aqueous Extracts on Hepatic Stea — Perez-Ramírez I.F. et al · 2018 · https://doi.org/10.1002/ejlt.201800403 ↩︎
  4. [4]Trees and Shrubs of Mexico — Standley P.C. · Smithsonian Institution; Washington · 1926 ↩︎Although dated, it contains a wealth of information on the trees and shrubs of Mexico, including many of their uses. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
  5. [5]Encyclopaedia of Herbs and their Uses. — Bown. D. · Dorling Kindersley, London. · 1995 · ISBN 0-7513-020-31 ↩︎A very well presented and informative book on herbs from around the globe. Plenty in it for both the casual reader and the serious student. Just one main quibble is the silly way of having two separate entries for each plant.
  6. [6]Dictionary of Economic Plants. — Uphof. J. C. Th. · Weinheim · 1959 · ISBN - ↩︎An excellent and very comprehensive guide but it only gives very short descriptions of the uses without any details of how to utilize the plants. Not for the casual reader.