Difference between revisions of "Smilax hugeri"

(Small) J. B. Norton ex Pennell

Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 43: 420. 1916.

Basionym: Nemexia hugeri Small
Synonyms: Smilax ecirrhata var. hugeri (Small) H. E. Ahles
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 26. Treatment on page 474. Mentioned on page 468, 469, 472.
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Revision as of 16:48, 18 September 2019

Herbs; rhizomes knotty, slender. Stems annual, erect, 2–5 m, herbaceous, glabrous; prickles absent. Leaves few, disposed distally or evenly distributed, subequal; petiole shorter than blade; tendrils absent or rudimentary; blade oblong, oblong-ovate, or sometimes oval, 2.5–12 × 1.5–7.5 cm, not glaucous, puberulent abaxially, base rounded to slightly cordate, margins entire, apex broadly rounded to obtuse or abruptly pointed. Umbels 1–3, proximalmost axillary to bracts, 5–12-flowered. Flowers: perianth greenish; tepals 3–3.5 mm; anthers shorter than filaments; ovules (1–)2 per locule. Berries globose, 8–10 mm diam., glaucous. 2n = 26.


Phenology: Flowering Apr–May.
Habitat: Moist, mixed woods and wooded slopes

Distribution

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Ala., Fla., Ga., N.C., S.C., Tenn.

Discussion

Smilax hugeri is distinguished from S. ecirrhata and S. biltmoreana mainly by leaf morphology. Specimens from Tennessee are not sharply distinct from S. ecirrhata. J. K. Mangaly (1968) cited this as possible evidence of divergence from that species.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.