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Smilax officinalis
Botanical illustration
Sarsaparillae radix
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Liliales
Family:	Smilacaceae
Genus:	Smilax
Species:	S. officinalis
Binomial name
Smilax officinalis Kunth
Synonyms
List Smilax barbillana Cufod. Smilax bernhardii F.W.Apt Smilax chiriquensis C.V.Morton Smilax gilgiana F.W.Apt Smilax standleyi Killip & C.V.Morton Smilax tonduzii F.W.Apt Smilax vanilliodora F.W.Apt

Smilax officinalis is a species of flowering plant in the family Smilacaceae, native to southern Central America and northwest South America; Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, and Ecuador. A vine reaching 50 m (160 ft) as it climbs trees into the canopy, its roots are collected and used to make traditional medicines and, like other Smilax species, the soft drink sarsaparilla.

References

1. ^ "Smilax officinalis Kunth". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
2. Fern, Ken (30 July 2021). "Useful Tropical Plants Smilax officinalis". tropical.theferns.info. Tropical Plants Database. Retrieved 20 March 2022.

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