Rank Species | Higher classification Smilax | |
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Similar Smilax, Smilacaceae, Smilax glabra, Liliaceae, Wolfiporia extensa | ||
Octonary ingredients of smilax china formulations pankaj oudhia s medicinal plant database
Smilax china is a climbing plant species in the genus Smilax. It is native to China, Korea, Taiwan, Japan (including Ryukyu and Bonin Islands), Philippines, Vietnam, Thailand, Myanmar, and Assam. Common names for the plant include China root.
Contents
- Octonary ingredients of smilax china formulations pankaj oudhia s medicinal plant database
- Description
- Habitat
- References
Description
The stem is woody, sparsely prickly, and 1–5 m (3 ft 3 in–16 ft 5 in) long. Petiole is 0.5–1.5 cm (0.20–0.59 in) long; leaf blade is elliptic to orbicular, 3–10 cm (1.2–3.9 in) long and 1.5–6 cm (0.59–2.36 in) wide, sometimes wider. Berries are red, globose, and 0.6–1.5 cm (0.24–0.59 in) in diameter.
Kaempferol 7-O-glucoside, a flavonol glucoside, can be found in S. china.
Habitat
In China, S. china occurs in forests, thickets, hillsides, grassy slopes, and shaded places along valleys or streams. It is found from near sea level to 2,000 m (6,600 ft).
