Smilax calophylla
| Smilax calophylla | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| Order: | Liliales |
| Family: | Smilacaceae |
| Genus: | Smilax |
| Species: | S. calophylla |
| Binomial name | |
| Smilax calophylla Wall. ex A.DC. | |
Smilax calophylla is a vine in the greenbrier family. It is native to parts of Southeast Asia (southern Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore, Sumatra) as well as to northeastern Australia (Queensland).[1][2][3]
Smilax calophylla is an erect to declining herb up to 2.5 m tall, with yellow flowers and reddish-brown fruits. Tea brewed from the leaves is used as a male aphrodisiac in Malaysia.[4]
References
- ↑ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ↑ Atlas of Living Australia, Smilax calophylla A.DC.
- ↑ Wallich, Nathaniel ex Candolle, Alphonse Louis Pierre Pyramus de. 1878. Monographiae Phanerogamarum 1: 60 in Latin
- ↑ Malaysian Herbal Heritage - Men's Health (Rancang tembaga - Smilax calophylla)
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