Smilax domingensis Willd.

MONRO, A. K., SANTAMARÍA-AGUILAR, D., GONZÁLEZ, F., CHACÓN, O., SOLANO, D., RODRÍGUEZ, A., ZAMORA, N., FEDELE, E. & CORREA, M., 2017, A first checklist to the vascular plants of La Amistad International Park (PILA), Costa Rica-Panama, Phytotaxa 322 (1), pp. 448-450 : 448-450

Smilax domingensis Willd.

Bejuco de canastos (CR).

Terrestrial lianas. Distribution in PILA 0–3000 m, low elevation mixed forest, mixed forest in transition to low elevation forest, mixed forest in transition to cloud forest, cloud forest, low elevation oak forest, high elevation oak forest. Global distribution: Mexico to Panama, Greater Antilles, Lesser Antilles. Records: A. Chacón 281 (CR, MO), A. Fernández 975 (INB), D. Santamaría 6153 (BM, INB, MO, PMA), D. Santamaría 6561 (BM, INB, MO, PMA), D. Solano 5219 (BM, INB, MO, PMA), G. Davidse 23783 (CR, MO), G. Gallardo 307 (CR, INB), G. McPherson 15895 (MO), H. Schmidt 644 (CR, INB, MO), J. Bittner 1805 (INB, MO), L. Angulo 177 (INB). Uses: medicinal.