''Smilax melastomifolia'', the Hawai'i greenbrier, is a species of spiny vine found in nature only in the
Hawaiian Islands
The Hawaiian Islands ( haw, Nā Mokupuni o Hawai‘i) are an archipelago of eight major islands, several atolls, and numerous smaller islets in the North Pacific Ocean, extending some from the island of Hawaii in the south to northernmost Kur ...
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[ Spines occur not only on the stems but also on the underside of the leaves and on the peduncles of female flowers. Berries are white or pale green.Flowering Plants of Hawaii]
References
External links
National Tropical Botanical Garden, Hawai'i
Smilacaceae
Endemic flora of Hawaii
Plants described in 1816
Flora without expected TNC conservation status
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