Smilax domingensisWilld.

lanceleaf greenbrier

WFO wfo-0000740628 Accepted WFO 2026-06 8 photographs CC BY / CC BY-SA

Plate 1 figs. a–h · 8 separate observations

Smilax domingensis, photographed by Skjold Søndergaard
fig. a Skjold Søndergaard, CC BY 4.0 / 2021-10-06 / obs. 162055341
Smilax domingensis, photographed by Neptalí Ramírez Marcial
fig. b Neptalí Ramírez Marcial, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 8625561
Smilax domingensis, photographed by Nicolás Baresch Uribe
fig. c Nicolás Baresch Uribe, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 180715449
Smilax domingensis, photographed by Nicolás Baresch Uribe
fig. d Nicolás Baresch Uribe, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 174625284
Smilax domingensis, photographed by Nicolás Baresch Uribe
fig. e Nicolás Baresch Uribe, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 122260020
Smilax domingensis, photographed by Nicolás Baresch Uribe
fig. f Nicolás Baresch Uribe, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 122105671
Smilax domingensis, photographed by Nicolás Baresch Uribe
fig. g Nicolás Baresch Uribe, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 122106738
Smilax domingensis, photographed by Francisco Martínez González
fig. h Francisco Martínez González, CC BY-SA 4.0 / obs. 18684638

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Native range 30 botanical countries

Regions where Smilax domingensis is native: Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Nicaragua, Panamá, Peru, Puerto Rico, Suriname, Venezuela Mexico GulfMexico NortheastMexico SoutheastMexico SouthwestBelizeBoliviaBrazil NorthBrazil NortheastBrazil SouthBrazil SoutheastBrazil West-CentralColombiaCosta RicaCubaDominican RepublicEcuadorEl SalvadorFrench GuianaGuatemalaGuyanaHaitiHondurasJamaicaNicaraguaPanamáPeruPuerto RicoSurinameVenezuela Leeward Is.
Native distribution of Smilax domingensis, after Kew’s World Checklist of Vascular Plants. Introduced, extinct and doubtful records are excluded, so this is where the plant is from, not everywhere it now grows. Regions too small to draw at this scale are marked with a dot.
RegionTDWG codeContinent
Belize BLZ SOUTHERN AMERICA
Bolivia BOL
Brazil North BZN
Brazil Northeast BZE
Brazil South BZS
Brazil Southeast BZL
Brazil West-Central BZC
Colombia CLM
Costa Rica COS
Cuba CUB
Dominican Republic DOM
Ecuador ECU
El Salvador ELS
French Guiana FRG
Guatemala GUA
Guyana GUY
Haiti HAI
Honduras HON
Jamaica JAM
Leeward Is. LEE
Nicaragua NIC
Panamá PAN
Peru PER
Puerto Rico PUE
Suriname SUR
Venezuela VEN
Mexico Gulf MXG NORTHERN AMERICA
Mexico Northeast MXE
Mexico Southeast MXT
Mexico Southwest MXS

Region boundaries approximated from Natural Earth (public domain) and mapped to TDWG World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions (WGSRPD) level-3 botanical countries (Brummitt 2001). Indicative, not the official WGSRPD geometry.

Also published as 26 synonyms

A synonym is not an error. It is a record of botanists disagreeing, in print, about where this plant belongs. Each of these was somebody’s considered answer.

  • Smilax balbisiana Kunth
  • Smilax berteroi Spreng.
  • Smilax canaliculata F.W.Apt
  • Smilax caudata Lundell
  • Smilax chiapensis Lundell
  • Smilax colubrina J.F.Macbr.
  • Smilax domingensis Schltdl. & Cham.
  • Smilax domingensis var. microscola B.L.Rob.
  • Smilax domingensis var. sagrana A.DC.
  • Smilax engleriana F.W.Apt
  • Smilax eucalyptifolia Kunth
  • Smilax floribunda Kunth
  • Smilax gilva J.F.Macbr.
  • Smilax jauaensis Steyerm. & Maguire
  • Smilax krukovii A.C.Sm.
  • Smilax kunthii Killip & C.V.Morton
  • Smilax lasseriana Steyerm.
  • Smilax microscola (B.L.Rob.) Killip & C.V.Morton
  • Smilax multiflora M.Martens & Galeotti
  • Smilax parvifolia Sessé & Moc.
  • Smilax reticulata Desv.
  • Smilax robusta Griseb.
  • Smilax schlechtendalii Kunth
  • Smilax schlechtendalii var. lindenii A.DC.

and 2 more.

Sourcesevery claim on this page

  1. World Flora Online Plant List. accepted name, authority, classification. CC0. Retrieved 2026-07-12.
  2. iNaturalist. photographs and flowering annotations, CC0 / CC BY / CC BY-SA only. per photograph. Retrieved 2026-06-27.
  3. Wikidata. common name (P1843), joined on the World Flora Online identifier (P7715). CC0. Retrieved 2026-07-13.
  4. Kew, World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP v16). native distribution by TDWG level-3 botanical country, and life form. CC BY 3.0. Retrieved 2026-06-04.

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