Smilax zeylanica

Smilax zeylanica
	File:Smilax zeylanica fruits.jpg
	Smilax zeylanica leaves and fruits
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Monocots
Order:	Liliales
Family:	Smilacaceae
Genus:	Smilax
Species:	S. zeylanica
Binomial name
	Smilax zeylanica; L.
Synonyms
	Smilax ceylanica Oken; Smilax collina Kunth; Smilax elliptica Desv.; Smilax hohenackeri Kunth; Smilax indica Burm.f.; Smilax ovalifolia var. nervulosa A.DC.; Smilax villandia Buch.-Ham. ex Royle; Smilax zeylanica var. penangensis A.DC.; Smilax zollingeri Kunth;

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Smilax zeylanica is a plant species in the genus Smilax. Its leaves and roots are used for medicinal purposes. The plant is widespread in India, and native in other parts of the Indian Subcontinent as well as in Myanmar, Malaysia, Java and Solomon Islands.^[1]^[2] It is traditionally used for the treatment of ulcers.^[3]^{[medical citation needed]} It is one of the larval host plants of the butterfly Zesius chrysomallus.^[4]

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Smilax zeylanica
File:Smilax zeylanica fruits.jpg
Smilax zeylanica leaves and fruits
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Monocots
Order:	Liliales
Family:	Smilacaceae
Genus:	Smilax
Species:	S. zeylanica
Binomial name
*Smilax zeylanica* L.
Synonyms
Smilax ceylanica Oken Smilax collina Kunth Smilax elliptica Desv. Smilax hohenackeri Kunth Smilax indica Burm.f. Smilax ovalifolia var. nervulosa A.DC. Smilax villandia Buch.-Ham. ex Royle Smilax zeylanica var. penangensis A.DC. Smilax zollingeri Kunth