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... > Eukaryota > Viridiplantae > Streptophyta > Embryophyta > Tracheophyta > Magnoliopsida > Lilianae > Liliales > Smilacaceae > Smilax

Preferred term

Smilax  

Type

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Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Greenbriar
  • Greenbriars
  • Greenbrier
  • Greenbriers
  • Sarsaparilla
  • Sarsaparillas
  • Zarzaparilla
  • Zarzaparillas

Note

  • note entry term SARSAPARILLA: SARSAPARILLA, EAST INDIAN see HEMIDESMUS and BRISTLY SARSAPARILLA see ARALIA are also available

Scope note

  • A plant genus of the family SMILACACEAE. Members contain smiglasides (phenylpropanoid glycosides) and steroidal saponins. Commercially it is sometimes adulterated with HEMIDESMUS, which would affect experimental results. Drinks called sarsaparilla and root beer have been prepared from the Smilaz ornata (Jamaican sarsaparilla) and SASSAFRAS.

History note

  • 2003

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D032281

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