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Smilax canariensis

Species of flowering plant From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Smilax canariensis is a species of flowering plants of the Smilacaceae family.[1] It occurs in Madeira and the Canary Islands.[2] The species was first described by Carl Ludwig Willdenow in 1806.[1] Its Spanish name is zarzaparrilla canaria.[2]

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Smilax canariensis
Smilax canariensis
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Liliales
Family: Smilacaceae
Genus: Smilax
Species:
S. canariensis
Binomial name
Smilax canariensis
Willd, 1806
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Description

The species is a climbing wintergreen plant. It has few or no thorns. The width to length ratio of its leaves is about 0.6. The flowers are unisexual, in a simple umbel. Its fruits are black when ripe.[3]

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