Taxon Details: Smilacaceae
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Narratives:
Family:
Smilacaceae (Magnoliophyta)
Smilacaceae (Magnoliophyta)
Scientific Name:
Smilacaceae
Smilacaceae
Accepted Name:
This name is currently accepted.
This name is currently accepted.
Description:
Number of genera: 3
Number of species: 320-370
Distribution (from PLANTAE): This family with its few genera is rich in species, the largest genus, Smilax, being pantropical-subtropical with the center in America; in Europe, Eastern Asia and North America it reaches into temperate regions. The other genera have smaller East-Asiatic distributions, except Ripogonum, which occurs from Australia to New Guinea and New Zealand.
Number of genera: 3
Number of species: 320-370
Distribution (from PLANTAE): This family with its few genera is rich in species, the largest genus, Smilax, being pantropical-subtropical with the center in America; in Europe, Eastern Asia and North America it reaches into temperate regions. The other genera have smaller East-Asiatic distributions, except Ripogonum, which occurs from Australia to New Guinea and New Zealand.
Flora and Monograph Treatment(s):
Smilacaceae: [Book] Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. lxxv + 910 pp.
Smilacaceae: [Book] Britton, Nathaniel L. & Millspaugh, Charles F. 1920. The Bahama Flora.
Smilacaceae: [Book] Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. lxxv + 910 pp.
Smilacaceae: [Book] Britton, Nathaniel L. & Millspaugh, Charles F. 1920. The Bahama Flora.