Smilacaceae

Smilax anceps Willd.

Family: Smilacaceae
Genus: Smilax

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Smilax anceps (Smilax anceps) — FlowerPhoto: Wynand Uys, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (3)

Bambara: Jarakɔrɔkilifara
sg: Yeyë
Shona: Gwenanguruve

Synonyms

Smilax anceps var. boutonii Baker
Smilax anceps var. semiamplexicaulis Baker
Smilax borbonica A.DC.
Smilax cynodon Cordem.
Smilax goudotiana A.DC.
Smilax goudotiana DC.
Smilax herbacea Thunb.
Smilax kraussiana Meisn.
Smilax kraussiana var. dregei A.DC.
Smilax kraussiana var. morsoniana A.DC.
Smilax kraussiana var. senegambiae A.DC.
Smilax lessertiana A.DC.
Smilax morsaniana Kunth
Smilax mossambicensis Garcke
Smilax semiamplexicaulis Bojer
Smilax telfaireana Wall. ex A.DC.
Smilax telfaireana Wall.

Flowers

In flower: May to June, December to March (from 24 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Wynand Uys, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Mahomed Desai, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Mahomed Desai, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Wynand Uys, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: JMK, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Jean Baptiste BIZI, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Nomzamo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: JMK, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Vincent ogiamien, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: katuchka, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: JMK, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Mijoro Rakotoarinivo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.