Smilacaceae
Smilax glabra
- Family
- Smilacaceae
- Genus
- Smilax
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Common names
By language (10)
- Arabic
- سميلاكس غلابرا
- azb
- هامار مروجه
- Azerbaijani
- Hamar mərəvcə
- Cantonese
- 土茯苓
- Chinese
- 光滑菝葜, 光叶菝葜, 光菝葜, 光葉菝葜, 冷飯藤, 土茯苓, 土茯苓(光叶菝葜), 禹餘糧
- Japanese
- ドブクリョウ, サンキライ, 土茯苓, 山帰来
- Persian
- اسمیلاکس گلابرا
- Thai
- ข้าวเย็นใต้
- Vietnamese
- Thổ phục linh
- za
- Gaeulanghauh
Synonyms
- Smilax blinii H.Lév.
- Smilax calophylla var. concolor C.H.Wright
- Smilax dunniana H.Lév.
- Smilax glabra var. maculata H.Lév.
- Smilax hookeri Kunth
- Smilax lanceolata Burm.f.
- Smilax mengmaensis R.H.Miao
- Smilax trigona Warb.
Photos

FruitPhoto: portioid, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
LeavesPhoto: vrxz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FruitPhoto: portioid, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Xicheng He, Tao Yi, Yina Tang, Jun Xu, Jianye Zhang, Yazhou Zhang, Lisha Dong & , CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Toby Y, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist ![Smilax glabra: 光葉菝葜(土茯苓) Smilax glabra [香港動植物公園 Hong Kong Botanical Garden]](/plants/smilax-glabra/photos/4a57dd4aaca8cb81-l.webp)
Photo: 阿橋 HQ, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: portioid, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Jason, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: portioid, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Toby Y, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: CYL, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Toby Y, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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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.