Smilax (Smilacaceae) BSWJ6628

sp. ex. Thailand

A scrambling evergreen species that we collected on Doi Phahompok, N. Thailand, at 2275m on the border with Myanmar (Burma). Grown for their ornamental glossy evergreen leaves which are 20cm long and speckled, also for the plump black fruit born terminally on the branches. Warm part shade possibly hardy in light frost.