Smilax

Accepted species 261 Documented here 48 Family Smilacaceae

Accepted species 261 in this genus

Every accepted species in the genus is listed. A name links to its page when we hold at least three commercially licensed photographs of it. Where we do not, the row shows how many we actually found, which is usually none.

SpeciesAuthority Usable photographsPage
Smilax bona-nox L. 2,898 documented
Smilax rotundifolia L. 2,062 documented
Smilax glauca Walter 1,285 documented
Smilax tamnoides L. 1,033 documented
Smilax aspera L. 731 documented
Smilax auriculata Walter 679 documented
Smilax maritima Feay ex Alph.Wood 576 documented
Smilax laurifolia L. 476 documented
Smilax herbacea L. 445 documented
Smilax australis R.Br. 414 documented
Smilax pumila Walter 347 documented
Smilax glyciphylla J.White 211 documented
Smilax china L. 182 documented
Smilax anceps Willd. 143 documented
Smilax pulverulenta Michx. 125 documented
Smilax hugeri (Small) J.B.Norton ex Pennell 108 documented
Smilax biltmoreana (Small) J.B.Norton ex Pennell 83 documented
Smilax ecirrhata (Engelm. ex Kunth) S.Watson 82 documented
Smilax campestris Griseb. 79 documented
Smilax excelsa L. 64 documented
Smilax walteri Pursh 60 documented
Smilax melastomifolia Sm. 59 documented
Smilax havanensis Jacq. 58 documented
Smilax illinoensis Mangaly 29 documented
Smilax tomentosa Kunth 26 documented
Smilax riparia A.DC. 23 documented
Smilax californica (A.DC.) A.Gray 21 documented
Smilax bracteata C.Presl 19 documented
Smilax domingensis Willd. 19 documented
Smilax lanceifolia Roxb. 19 documented
Smilax ocreata A.DC. 19 documented
Smilax glabra Roxb. 18 documented
Smilax ovalifolia Roxb. ex D.Don 18 documented
Smilax vaginata Decne. 12 documented
Smilax coriacea Spreng. 10 documented
Smilax moranensis M.Martens & Galeotti 10 documented
Smilax subpubescens A.DC. 9 documented
Smilax jamesii G.A.Wallace 8 documented
Smilax spinosa Mill. 8 documented
Smilax corbularia Kunth 5 documented
Smilax menispermoidea A.DC. 4 documented
Smilax arisanensis Hayata 3 documented
Smilax canariensis Willd. 3 documented
Smilax elongatoumbellata Hayata 3 documented
Smilax guianensis Vitman 3 documented
Smilax purhampuy Ruiz 3 documented
Smilax setosa Miq. 3 documented
Smilax sieboldii Miq. 3 documented
Smilax bockii Warb. 2 below the evidence gate
Smilax discotis Warb. 2 below the evidence gate
Smilax horridiramula Hayata 2 below the evidence gate
Smilax sebeana Miq. 2 below the evidence gate
Smilax seisuiensis (Hayata) P.Li & C.X.Fu 2 below the evidence gate
Smilax vitiensis (Seem.) A.DC. 2 below the evidence gate
Smilax canellifolia Mill. 1 below the evidence gate
Smilax davidiana A.DC. 1 below the evidence gate
Smilax hayatae T.Koyama 1 below the evidence gate
Smilax leucophylla Blume 1 below the evidence gate
Smilax officinalis Kunth 1 below the evidence gate
Smilax pseudochina L. 1 below the evidence gate
Smilax velutina Killip & C.V.Morton 1 below the evidence gate
Smilax aberrans Gagnep. 0 below the evidence gate
Smilax aculeatissima Conran 0 below the evidence gate
Smilax amamiana Z.S.Sun & P.Li 0 below the evidence gate
Smilax amblyobasis K.Krause 0 below the evidence gate
Smilax ampla Warb. ex K.Krause 0 below the evidence gate
Smilax anguina K.Krause 0 below the evidence gate
Smilax annulata Warb. ex K.Krause 0 below the evidence gate
Smilax aquifolium Ferrufino & Greuter 0 below the evidence gate
Smilax aristolochiifolia Mill. 0 below the evidence gate
Smilax aspericaulis Wall. ex A.DC. 0 below the evidence gate
Smilax assumptionis A.DC. 0 below the evidence gate
Smilax astrosperma F.T.Wang & Tang 0 below the evidence gate
Smilax austrozhejiangensis Q.Lin 0 below the evidence gate
Smilax azorica H.Schaef. & P.Schönfelder 0 below the evidence gate
Smilax bapouensis H.Li 0 below the evidence gate
Smilax basilata F.T.Wang & Tang 0 below the evidence gate
Smilax bauhinioides Kunth 0 below the evidence gate
Smilax bella J.F.Macbr. 0 below the evidence gate
Smilax biflora Siebold ex Miq. 0 below the evidence gate
Smilax binchuanensis P.Li & C.X.Fu 0 below the evidence gate
Smilax biumbellata T.Koyama 0 below the evidence gate
Smilax blumei A.DC. 0 below the evidence gate
Smilax borneensis A.DC. 0 below the evidence gate
Smilax brasiliensis Spreng. 0 below the evidence gate
Smilax calophylla Wall. ex A.DC. 0 below the evidence gate
Smilax cambodiana Gagnep. 0 below the evidence gate
Smilax celebica Blume 0 below the evidence gate
Smilax chapaensis Gagnep. 0 below the evidence gate
Smilax chinensis (F.T.Wang) P.Li & C.X.Fu 0 below the evidence gate
Smilax chingii F.T.Wang & Tang 0 below the evidence gate
Smilax cinnamomea Desf. ex A.DC. 0 below the evidence gate
Smilax cissoides M.Martens & Galeotti 0 below the evidence gate
Smilax cocculoides Warb. 0 below the evidence gate
Smilax cognata Kunth 0 below the evidence gate
Smilax compta (Killip & C.V.Morton) Ferrufino 0 below the evidence gate
Smilax cordato-ovata Rich. 0 below the evidence gate
Smilax cordifolia Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd. 0 below the evidence gate
Smilax cristalensis Ferrufino & Greuter 0 below the evidence gate
Smilax cuprea Ferrufino & Greuter 0 below the evidence gate
Smilax cuspidata Duhamel 0 below the evidence gate
Smilax darrisii H.Lév. 0 below the evidence gate
Smilax densibarbata F.T.Wang & Tang 0 below the evidence gate
Smilax elastica Griseb. 0 below the evidence gate
Smilax elegans Wall. ex Kunth 0 below the evidence gate
Smilax elegantissima Gagnep. 0 below the evidence gate
Smilax elmeri Merr. 0 below the evidence gate
Smilax emeiensis J.M.Xu 0 below the evidence gate
Smilax erecta Merr. 0 below the evidence gate
Smilax extensa Wall. ex Hook.f. 0 below the evidence gate
Smilax ferox Wall. ex Kunth 0 below the evidence gate
Smilax flavicaulis Rusby 0 below the evidence gate
Smilax fluminensis Steud. 0 below the evidence gate
Smilax fooningensis F.T.Wang & Tang 0 below the evidence gate
Smilax fortunensis Ferrufino & Gómez-Laur. 0 below the evidence gate
Smilax fui Z.C.Qi & P.Li 0 below the evidence gate
Smilax gagnepainii T.Koyama 0 below the evidence gate
Smilax gaudichaudiana Kunth 0 below the evidence gate
Smilax gigantea Merr. 0 below the evidence gate
Smilax gigantocarpa Koord. 0 below the evidence gate
Smilax glauco-china Warb. 0 below the evidence gate
Smilax goyazana A.DC. 0 below the evidence gate
Smilax gracilior Ferrufino & Greuter 0 below the evidence gate
Smilax griffithii A.DC. 0 below the evidence gate
Smilax guiyangensis C.X.Fu & C.D.Shen 0 below the evidence gate
Smilax hemsleyana Craib 0 below the evidence gate
Smilax hilariana A.DC. 0 below the evidence gate
Smilax hirtellicaulis C.Y.Wu & C.Chen ex P.Li 0 below the evidence gate
Smilax hypoglauca Benth. 0 below the evidence gate
Smilax ilicifolia Desv. 0 below the evidence gate
Smilax indosinica T.Koyama 0 below the evidence gate
Smilax inversa T.Koyama 0 below the evidence gate
Smilax irrorata Mart. ex Griseb. 0 below the evidence gate
Smilax japicanga Griseb. 0 below the evidence gate
Smilax javensis A.DC. 0 below the evidence gate
Smilax kaniensis K.Krause 0 below the evidence gate
Smilax keyensis Warb. ex K.Krause 0 below the evidence gate
Smilax kingii Hook.f. 0 below the evidence gate
Smilax klotzschii Kunth 0 below the evidence gate
Smilax korthalsii A.DC. 0 below the evidence gate
Smilax kwangsiensis F.T.Wang & Tang 0 below the evidence gate
Smilax laevis Wall. ex A.DC. 0 below the evidence gate
Smilax lappacea Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd. 0 below the evidence gate
Smilax larvata Griseb. 0 below the evidence gate
Smilax lasioneura Hook. 0 below the evidence gate
Smilax lebrunii H.Lév. 0 below the evidence gate
Smilax ligneoriparia C.X.Fu & P.Li 0 below the evidence gate
Smilax ligustrifolia A.DC. 0 below the evidence gate
Smilax loheri Merr. 0 below the evidence gate
Smilax longiflora (K.Y.Guan & Noltie) P.Li & C.X.Fu 0 below the evidence gate
Smilax longifolia Rich. 0 below the evidence gate
Smilax lucida Merr. 0 below the evidence gate
Smilax luei T.Koyama 0 below the evidence gate
Smilax lunglingensis F.T.Wang & Tang 0 below the evidence gate
Smilax lushuiensis S.C.Chen 0 below the evidence gate
Smilax lutescens Vell. 0 below the evidence gate
Smilax luzonensis C.Presl 0 below the evidence gate
Smilax macrocarpa Blume 0 below the evidence gate
Smilax magnifolia J.F.Macbr. 0 below the evidence gate
Smilax mairei H.Lév. 0 below the evidence gate
Smilax malipoensis S.C.Chen 0 below the evidence gate
Smilax maypurensis Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd. 0 below the evidence gate
Smilax megacarpa A.DC. 0 below the evidence gate
Smilax megalantha C.H.Wright 0 below the evidence gate
Smilax melanocarpa Ridl. 0 below the evidence gate
Smilax micrandra (T.Koyama) P.Li & C.X.Fu 0 below the evidence gate
Smilax micrantha Blume 0 below the evidence gate
Smilax microdontus Z.S.Sun & C.X.Fu 0 below the evidence gate
Smilax microphylla C.H.Wright 0 below the evidence gate
Smilax minarum A.DC. 0 below the evidence gate
Smilax minutiflora A.DC. 0 below the evidence gate
Smilax modesta A.DC. 0 below the evidence gate
Smilax mollis Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd. 0 below the evidence gate
Smilax munita S.C.Chen 0 below the evidence gate
Smilax muscosa Toledo 0 below the evidence gate
Smilax myosotiflora A.DC. 0 below the evidence gate
Smilax myrtillus A.DC. 0 below the evidence gate
Smilax nageliana A.DC. 0 below the evidence gate
Smilax nana F.T.Wang 0 below the evidence gate
Smilax nantoensis T.Koyama 0 below the evidence gate
Smilax neocaledonica Schltr. 0 below the evidence gate
Smilax neocyclophylla I.M.Turner 0 below the evidence gate
Smilax nervo-marginata Hayata 0 below the evidence gate
Smilax nigrescans F.T.Wang & Tang 0 below the evidence gate
Smilax nipponica Miq. 0 below the evidence gate
Smilax nova-guineensis T.Koyama 0 below the evidence gate
Smilax obliquata Duhamel 0 below the evidence gate
Smilax oblongata Sw. 0 below the evidence gate
Smilax oblongifolia Pohl ex Griseb. 0 below the evidence gate
Smilax odoratissima Blume 0 below the evidence gate
Smilax orbiculata Labill. 0 below the evidence gate
Smilax ornata Lem. 0 below the evidence gate
Smilax orthoptera A.DC. 0 below the evidence gate
Smilax outanscianensis Pamp. 0 below the evidence gate
Smilax ovato-lanceolata T.Koyama 0 below the evidence gate
Smilax pachysandroides T.Koyama 0 below the evidence gate
Smilax paniculata (Gagnep.) P.Li & C.X.Fu 0 below the evidence gate
Smilax papuana Lauterb. 0 below the evidence gate
Smilax perfoliata Lour. 0 below the evidence gate
Smilax pertenuis T.Koyama 0 below the evidence gate
Smilax petelotii T.Koyama 0 below the evidence gate
Smilax pilcomayensis Guagl. & Gattuso 0 below the evidence gate
Smilax pilosa Andreata & Leoni 0 below the evidence gate
Smilax pinfaensis H.Lév. & Vaniot 0 below the evidence gate
Smilax plurifurcata A.DC. 0 below the evidence gate
Smilax poilanei Gagnep. 0 below the evidence gate
Smilax polyacantha Wall. ex Kunth 0 below the evidence gate
Smilax polyandra (Gagnep.) P.Li & C.X.Fu 0 below the evidence gate
Smilax polyantha Griseb. 0 below the evidence gate
Smilax polycolea Warb. 0 below the evidence gate
Smilax populnea Kunth 0 below the evidence gate
Smilax pottingeri Prain 0 below the evidence gate
Smilax prolifera Roxb. 0 below the evidence gate
Smilax purpurata G.Forst. 0 below the evidence gate
Smilax pygmaea Merr. 0 below the evidence gate
Smilax quadrata A.DC. 0 below the evidence gate
Smilax quadrumbellata T.Koyama 0 below the evidence gate
Smilax quinquenervia Vell. 0 below the evidence gate
Smilax remotinervis Hand.-Mazz. 0 below the evidence gate
Smilax retroflexa (F.T.Wang & Tang) S.C.Chen 0 below the evidence gate
Smilax roxburghiana Wall. ex A.DC. 0 below the evidence gate
Smilax rubromarginata K.Krause 0 below the evidence gate
Smilax rufescens Griseb. 0 below the evidence gate
Smilax sailenii Sarma, Baruah & Borthakur 0 below the evidence gate
Smilax salicifolia Griseb. 0 below the evidence gate
Smilax sanguinea Posada-Ar. 0 below the evidence gate
Smilax santaremensis A.DC. 0 below the evidence gate
Smilax saulensis J.D.Mitch. 0 below the evidence gate
Smilax schomburgkiana Kunth 0 below the evidence gate
Smilax scobinicaulis C.H.Wright 0 below the evidence gate
Smilax setiramula F.T.Wang & Tang 0 below the evidence gate
Smilax silverstonei Botina 0 below the evidence gate
Smilax sinclairii T.Koyama 0 below the evidence gate
Smilax solanifolia A.DC. 0 below the evidence gate
Smilax spicata Vell. 0 below the evidence gate
Smilax spissa Killip & C.V.Morton 0 below the evidence gate
Smilax spruceana A.DC. 0 below the evidence gate
Smilax stans Maxim. 0 below the evidence gate
Smilax stenophylla A.DC. 0 below the evidence gate
Smilax subinermis C.Presl 0 below the evidence gate
Smilax subsessiliflora Duhamel 0 below the evidence gate
Smilax sumatrensis (A.DC.) P.Li & C.X.Fu 0 below the evidence gate
Smilax synandra Gagnep. 0 below the evidence gate
Smilax syphilitica Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd. 0 below the evidence gate
Smilax talbotiana A.DC. 0 below the evidence gate
Smilax tetraptera Schltr. 0 below the evidence gate
Smilax timorensis A.DC. 0 below the evidence gate
Smilax trachypoda J.B.Norton 0 below the evidence gate
Smilax trinervula Miq. 0 below the evidence gate
Smilax tsinchengshanensis F.T.Wang 0 below the evidence gate
Smilax tuberculata C.Presl 0 below the evidence gate
Smilax turbans F.T.Wang & Tang 0 below the evidence gate
Smilax utilis C.H.Wright 0 below the evidence gate
Smilax vanchingshanensis (F.T.Wang & Tang) F.T.Wang & Tang 0 below the evidence gate
Smilax verrucosa Griseb. 0 below the evidence gate
Smilax verticalis Gagnep. 0 below the evidence gate
Smilax wallichii Kunth 0 below the evidence gate
Smilax wightii A.DC. 0 below the evidence gate
Smilax williamsii Merr. 0 below the evidence gate
Smilax yunnanensis S.C.Chen 0 below the evidence gate
Smilax zeylanica L. 0 below the evidence gate

Why some species have no pagethe gate

This site is commercial, so it can only publish photographs licensed for commercial use. Roughly three quarters of the photographs on iNaturalist are CC BY-NC, which excludes them. A species needs at least three usable photographs before we will build it a page, because a page with one picture and no traits tells you nothing you could not get from a search result, and generating hundreds of thousands of those is precisely the practice that got the previous version of this site deleted.

So the species above without a link are not errors and they are not omissions. They are real, accepted plants that we cannot yet document to the standard we hold ourselves to, and the count in the photographs column is exactly how far short we fall.

Sourcesevery claim on this page

  1. World Flora Online Plant List. Accepted names, authorities, classification. CC0. Retrieved 2026-07-12.
  2. iNaturalist. Photograph counts, restricted to CC0 / CC BY / CC BY-SA. Retrieved 2026-06-27.