Smilax canariensis
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Liliales |
| Family: | Smilacaceae |
| Genus: | Smilax |
| Species: | S. canariensis
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| Smilax canariensis Willd, 1806
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Smilax canariensis is a species of endemic creeper flowers that belong to the Smilacaceae family. The species are found in the Madeira archipelago (mainly only on the island of Madeira) and the Canary Islands. The species was named by Carl Ludwig Willdenow in 1806 which was published in Species Plantarum[1]
The species Smilax azorica which was a subspecies of this was classified as a separate species in 2009.[2]
The plant is locally known as "zarzparrilla canaria", in English it is the "Canary sarsaparilla" or the "Canarian sarsaparilla".
Description
The species is a lily flower, with a thorny stem and different leaves, ovate and cuneiform base, without thorny stems. The flowers are unisexual, which disposes in a glomerule umbelliforms. Its fruits and berries which needs a reddish hue when it is ripe.
References
- ^ Smilax canariensis at Tropicos
- ^ Schaefer H., & Schoenfelder P. 2009. "Smilax canariensis, S. azorica (Smilacaceae) and the genus Smilax in Europe.": , eds. Named by the Profesor Dr. Wolfredo Wildpret de la Torre. pp. 297-307. , Instituto de Estudios Canarios.
