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Smilacaceae Vent.

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Vent.
Vent.
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family
Smilacaceae

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Plantae
Tracheophyta
Magnoliopsida
Liliales
Smilacaceae

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Moore, L.B.; Edgar, E. 1970: Flora of New Zealand. Vol. II. Indigenous Tracheophyta: Monocotyledones except Gramineae. Botany Division DSIR, Wellington.

Smilacaceae Vent.

Fls small, often unisexual, us. in axillary umbels, racemes or spikes. Per. of 6 equal or subequal, deciduous, us. free segs. Stamens 6; filaments free or united in a column; anthers introrse. Ovary superior, 3-locular; ovules 1–2 per locule, orthotropous or half anatropous. Fr. a berry. Seeds 1–3; embryo small, endosperm hard. Woody lianoid plants. Lvs alt. or opp., us. coriac., with marked reticulate veining between the few longitudinal nerves. Four genera of wide distribution.

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Smilacaceae Vent.
Smilacaceae
Cronquist, A. (1988)
Liliales Perleb
Smilacaceae Vent.
Smilacaceae
Mabberley, D.J. (2008)
Liliales Perleb
Smilacaceae Vent.
Smilacaceae
Moore, L.B.; Edgar, E. (1970)

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1 January 2000
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