Manipur Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Manipur (India)
Designed & Developed by Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Smilacaceae | Genus: Smilax | Species: Smilax lanceifolia Roxb. |
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| Synonym | Smilax micropoda, Smilax opaca | Flower Color | Greenish |
| Common Name | Smilax | Flower Type | Corymb |
| English / Trade Name | Smilax | Flowering Period | July-Sept |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Kwamanbi | Fruiting Period | Oct-Dec |
| Altitude | Up to 2200 m | Fruit Type | Berry |
| Habit | Climber | Fruit Details | Fruit yellowish red to black, globose, 6--7 mm in diam |
| Habitat | Occurs in woodland garden sunny edge; dappled shade; shady edge | Bark Type | Smooth |
| Distribution | India, Myanmar and China | Bark Details | Bark smooth and gray |
| Distribution in manipur | Eastern | Origin | Native |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Ovate | ||
| Description of Species | It is climber stem branched, terete, 1-2 m, woody; branchlets occasionally zigzagged. Leaves 6--17 × 2--8 cm, lanceolate to ovate-oblong,; petiole 1--2(--2.5) cm, narrowly winged for 1/5-1/4 its length; abscission zone at middle; tendrils usually present | Leaf Details | Leaves 6--17 × 2--8 cm, lanceolate to ovate-oblong, petiole 1--2(--2.5) cm, narrowly winged for 1/5--1/4 its length; abscission zone at middle; tendrils usually present |
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