Myxopyrum smilacifolium

Myxopyrum smilacifolium (Wall.) Blume, Mus. Bot. 1: 320 1851. (Syn: Chionanthus smilacifolius Wall.,               Chondrospermum laurifolium Voigt; Chondrospermum smilacifolium (Wall.) Wall.; Ligustrum laurifolium Roxb. [Invalid]; Myxopyrum ellipticilimbum H.T.Chang; Myxopyrum serratulum A.W.Hill; Myxopyrum smilacifolium var. ilicifolium Kurz);

Andaman Is.; Assam; Bangladesh; Cambodia; China Southeast; Hainan; India; Laos; Myanmar; Nicobar Is.; Thailand; Vietnam as per Catalogue of Life;

India to Hainan and Indo-China as per WCSP;

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Twining shrubs; branches 4-angular. Leaves 7-13 x 3-5 cm, elliptic-ovate or oblong, base rounded to subcordate, margins serrulate from the middle towards apex, apex acuminate, basally 5-nerved, subcoriaceous; petiole to 1.2 cm long. Flowers in axillary trichotomous panicles, small, 4-merous, bisexual. Calyx 1-1.5 cm long, lobes 4. Corolla yellowish, tube 1-2 mm long; lobes 4. Stamens 2, included. Ovary 2-locular; ovules 1-2-per locule; stigma 2-lobed. Berry 1-1.5 cm across, globose, black. Seeds 2.

(Attributions- Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi

from India Biodiversity Portal)

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Myxopyrum smilacifolium – efloraofindia | Google Groups: 3 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (5)

Myxopyrum smilacifolium Bl.   (Oleaceae). Please validate the identification.

Date/Time- 31/08/2010 –2:30 PM
Location- Place, Altitude, GPS-  Kokrajhar, Assam, Alt 150m
Habitat- Garden/ Urban/ Wild/ Type- Wild Type

Plant Habit- Tree/ Shrub/ Climber/ Herb- CLIMBER

Leaves Type/ Shape/ Size- 12-17.5x 6-10cm

SL No 310810of 001

I think is plant is indeed Myxopyrum smilacifolium Blume, Mus. Bot. 1: 320. 1850. Synonym: Myxopyrum ellipticifolium H. T. Chang.

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Myxopyrum smilacifolium Blume Mus. Bot. 1(20): 320. 1851
Myxopyrum: ‘myxo’ means slimy and ‘pyro’ means fire, so may refer to red or yellow colour of most probably fruit when ripe.
smilacifolium: leaf like Smilax 

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Could this be any species of Smilax ??

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Most probably Myxopyrum smilacifolium subsp. smilacifolium (Syn: Myxopyrum serratulum) of Oleaceae family

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289 ID wild climber Myxopyrum: 15 high res. images.
Please ID wild climber, too little and dark racemose, so observation is very difficult. Highly magnified close-ups captured by attaching reverse ring to the same lens.
Location: near Reserve Forest, Chathamattom, Ernakulam District, (Kochi) Kerala PIN:686671
Altitude: 1400 fsl
Flower date: 27.03.2022, 05.10 pm
Habitat: wild moisture shady
Plant habit: twining/climbing, branches, hard cylindrical whitish old stem 05 inches base circumference lite flakes, quadrangular medium old and young stem, long lasting
Height: 10 meters
Leaves: opposite, ovate, apex, lite serrated margins, hard and glossy, size: 12× 8 cm or less
Flower: pyramidal purplish racemose, inflorescence clustered, 4/5 fingers, diameter: 02.5 mm, green, lite fragrance, two days life
Fruit: globular green into greenish yellow, then black, diameter: 02 cm, edible lite sweet
Seed: off-white 02 nos., semi-spherical, diameter: 10 mm

Yes, you are right.

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