LILIACEAE - China

icle 1–1.5 mm; abscission zone apical; tendrils absent. Leafblade ovate-rhombic or rhombic-elliptic, 3–5(–7) × 1–2.5(–4.5)cm. Male inflorescence of 1 umbel, basally not prophyllate;peduncle slender, 0.7–1.7(–2.2) cm; umbel 2–7-flowered, basescarcely thickened. Male flowers: tepals greenish, outer oneslinear-oblong, 1–2 × 0.4–0.8 mm, inner ones ca. 1 × 0.2 mm;stamens ca. 1/2 as long as tepals; anthers subglobose. Femaleflowers unknown. Berries red, globose, ca. 8 mm in diam. Fl.Apr, fr. Oct.Forests, hillsides along valleys or streams; 900–1500 m. NGuangdong, Taiwan.36. Smilax austrozhejiangensis Q. Lin, Acta Phytotax. Sin.28: 71. 1990.浙 南 菝 葜 zhe nan ba qiaShrubs suberect, unarmed. Stem branched, 50–100 cm,smooth. Petiole 2–5 mm, narrowly winged for 1/2–3/4 itslength; wings apically with an ovate-lanceolate auricle ca. 1mm; abscission zone just above winged portion; tendrils absent.Leaf blade abaxially glaucous, ovate-lanceolate, ovate, or oblong-lanceolate,3–7.5 × 1–3 cm. Inflorescence racemose orsometimes subumbellate, basally not prophyllate; peduncleslender, 1–2 cm; umbels of both sexes 2–7-flowered; bracteolessmall, persistent. Male flowers: tepals elliptic, ca. 1.5 × 0.5–0.8mm; stamens 0.7–0.8 mm. Female flowers: tepals ca. 1 × 0.5mm; staminodes 6. Berries orange-red, globose, 5–7 mm indiam. Fl. Apr–May, fr. Jul–Nov.Forests, shrubby slopes; 500–600 m. S Zhejiang.37. Smilax aberrans Gagnepain, Bull. Soc. Bot. France 81: 71.1934.弯 梗 菝 葜 wan geng ba qiaSmilax tsaii F. T. Wang.Subshrubs or shrubs, suberect, unarmed. Stem branched,0.5–2 m, smooth. Petiole 0.7–1.5 cm, papillose distally, wingedfor ca. 1/3 its length; abscission zone subapical; tendrils absent.Leaf blade elliptic or ovate-elliptic, 7–12 × 2.5–6.5 cm, abaxiallypapillose-pubescent or powdery-scabrous particularly onreticulate veins. Inflorescence borne in axil of leaf or scalelikebract on young branches, of 1 umbel, basally not prophyllate;peduncle 4–6.5 cm; umbels of both sexes 5–20-flowered. Maleflowers: tepals greenish yellow or pale purple, 2–2.5 × ca. 1mm; stamens very short. Female flowers: tepals grayish white,1.5–2 × ca. 0.8 mm; staminodes 6. Berries globose, 8–11 mm indiam.; carpopodium recurved. Fl. Mar–Apr, fr. Dec.Forests, thickets, shaded places along streams; near sea level to1600 m. Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Sichuan, Yunnan [Vietnam].38. Smilax retroflexa (F. T. Wang & Tang) S. C. Chen, ActaPhytotax. Sin. 34: 436. 1996.苍 白 菝 葜 cang bai ba qiaSmilax aberrans Gagnepain var. retroflexa F. T. Wang &Tang, Fl. Reipubl. Popularis Sin. 15: 254. 1978; S. aberranssubsp. retroflexa (F. T. Wang & Tang) T. Koyama.Subshrubs or shrubs, suberect, unarmed. Stem branched,to 1 m, smooth. Petiole 1–1.5 cm, widened toward base,abaxially striate-ridged, sometimes papillose distally, narrowlywinged for ca. 1/3 its length; abscission zone subapical; tendrilsabsent. Leaf blade abaxially very glaucous, elliptic to ovate, 5–11 × 2–5.5 cm, abaxially glabrous. Inflorescence borne in axilof leaf or scalelike bract on young branches, of 1 umbel, basallynot prophyllate; peduncle 2–4 cm; umbels of both sexes 3–20-flowered. Male flowers: tepals ca. 2 × 1 mm; stamens veryshort, ca. 1/4 as long as tepals; filaments basally connate, forminga short column ca. 0.2 mm. Berries subglobose, ca. 1 cm indiam.; carpopodium recurved. Fl. Apr, fr. Nov.Forests, thickets, shady places along streams; 900–1700 m.Guangxi, Guizhou, SW Sichuan, S Yunnan [Vietnam].39. Smilax darrisii H. Léveillé, Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg.12: 553. 1913.平 滑 菝 葜 ping hua ba qiaShrubs suberect to subscandent, unarmed. Stem branched,terete, 50–100 cm, smooth. Petiole slender, 3–7 mm, narrowlywinged for 1/3–1/2 its length; abscission zone apical; tendrilssometimes present. Leaf blade usually turning blackish whendried, abaxially glaucous, ovate-elliptic to elliptic, 2–5 × 1–2.5cm. Inflorescence of 1(or 2) umbels, basally not prophyllate;peduncle slender, 3–7 mm; umbel 1–3-flowered, base not thickened;bracteoles small, usually caducous. Male flowers: tepals2–2.5 × 0.8–1.3 mm; stamens 1–1.5 mm. Female flowers unknown.Berries purplish black, globose, 5–7 mm in diam. Fl.Jun, fr. Nov.Forested slopes; 1100–2200 m. Guizhou, Sichuan, Yunnan.This species is quite different from Smilax microphylla C. H.Wright in having elliptic leaves that are blackish when dried and ascarcely swollen peduncle apex.40. Smilax mairei H. Léveillé, Bull. Acad. Int. Géogr. Bot. 25:39. 1915.无 刺 菝 葜 wu ci ba qiaShrubs suberect, unarmed. Stem branched, smooth. Petiole4–6 mm, narrowly winged for ca. 3/4 its length; wingseach with a small auricle (0.3–0.5 mm) apically; abscissionzone subapical; tendrils absent. Leaf blade ovate, 1–3.3 × 0.6–1.5 cm, rounded at base. Male inflorescence of 1 umbel, basallynot prophyllate; peduncle 3–4 mm; umbel usually 7–10-flowered;pedicels 2–5 mm. Male flowers: tepals yellow, ovate, ca. 1× 0.6 mm; stamens nearly 1/2 as long as tepals; filaments free.Female flowers and fruit unknown. Fl. Jun.Rocks; ca. 2400 m. ?Xizang, Yunnan.41. Smilax longebracteolata J. D. Hooker, Fl. Brit. India 6:305. 1892.长 苞 菝 葜 chang bao ba qiaSmilax elegansWallich ex Kunth subsp. subrecta Noltie.Vines climbing, unarmed. Stem branched, 1–5 m, woody,smooth. Petiole 0.5–1.5(–2) cm, narrowly winged for 1/2–2/3its length; abscission zone apical; tendrils usually present. Leafblade abaxially glaucous, ovate, oblong-ovate, or triangular-lanceolate,3.5–9 × 1–5 cm. Inflorescence of 1 umbel, basally notprophyllate; peduncle 5–12 mm, slightly compressed, usually