Smilax moranensis

Clade:Tracheophytes

Clade:Angiosperms

Clade:Monocots

Order:Liliales

Smilax moranensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Liliales
Family:	Smilacaceae
Genus:	Smilax
Species:	S. moranensis
Binomial name
Smilax moranensis M.Martens & Galeotti
Synonyms[1][2]
Heterotypic Synonyms Smilax acutifolia Schltdl. Smilax botterii A.DC. Smilax cordifolia var. papantlae A.DC. Smilax cordifolia var. schiedeana (Kunth) A.DC. Smilax densiflora A.DC. Smilax densiflora var. christmarensis A.DC. Smilax erythrocarpa Kunth Smilax glaucocarpos Schltdl. Smilax invenusta Kunth Smilax invenusta var. armata A.DC. Smilax jalapensis Schltdl. Smilax jalapensis var. botterii (A.DC.) Killip & C.V.Morton Smilax jalapensis var. inermis F.W.Apt Smilax moranensis f. hispida C.V.Morton Smilax moranensis var. mexiae Killip & C.V.Morton Smilax moranensis var. schaffneriana A.DC. Smilax schaffneriana (A.DC.) F.W.Apt Smilax schiedeana Kunth Smilax sylvatica Kunth Smilax xalapensis Kunth

Smilax moranensis is a species of flowering plant in the family Smilacaceae.^[1][3] It is native to mountainous areas in Mexico from Sonora and Chihuahua south to Chiapas.^[4][5]

Smilax moranensis is a trailing to climbing vine sometimes reaching a height of 10 m (33 feet). Leaves are broadly ovate, round and the base and slightly tapering toward the tip. Flowers are born in umbels in the axils of the leaves, each with 6 yellow-green tepals.^[6][7][8]