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East Asian greenbrier
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East Asian greenbrier

Smilax china

Smilax china is a climbing plant species in the genus Smilax. It is native to China, Korea, Taiwan, Japan (including Ryukyu and Bonin Islands), Philippines, Vietnam, Thailand, Myanmar, and Assam. Common names for the plant include China root.

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In the old herbals & bestiaries

East Asian greenbrier in Illustrated Compendium of Materia Medica (Vol. 21)

Illustrated Compendium of Materia Medica (Vol. 21)

吳其濬 · 1848 · p.101

East Asian greenbrier in Collected Illustrations of the Three Realms: Herbs

Collected Illustrations of the Three Realms: Herbs

王圻, 王思義 · 1607 · p.68

East Asian greenbrier in Collected Illustrations of the Three Realms: Plants and Trees

Collected Illustrations of the Three Realms: Plants and Trees

王圻, 王思義 · 1609 · p.74

East Asian greenbrier in Flora Sinensis (Chinese-Latin Natural History)

Flora Sinensis (Chinese-Latin Natural History)

Michał Boym · 1656 · p.55

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 357433.