Smilax perfoliata Lour.

Kingdom: Plantae (2715)

  Phylum: Tracheophyta (2630)

    Class: Liliopsida (397)

      Order: Liliales (111)

        Family: Smilacaceae (6)(family description)

          Genus: Smilax (6)

            Epithet: perfoliata Lour. (3)

Synonym: Smilax annamensis Rendle

annamensis => from Anam, Vietnam

perfoliata => leaves surrounding or embracing the stem

Climate: tropical

Habit: shrub

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