Smilacaceae
57 species
Family including sarsaparilla and greenbriers; some species produce edible tubers and berries in traditional cuisines.
Heterosmilax gaudichaudiana
Edible: Fruit
Heterosmilax japonica
China Root
Edible: Leaves
Heterosmilax polyandra
Edible: Leaves, Vegetable, Flowers
Heterosmilax yunnanensis
Edible: Leaves
Ripogonum scandens
Supple Jack, Kareao
Edible: Fruit, Leaves, Root, Sap
Smilax anceps
Leg-ripper, Thorny rope
Edible: Leaves, Root, Rhizome, Tuberous root - flavouring, Fruit, Vegetable
Smilax aristolochiifolia
Mexican sarsaparilla
Edible: Rhizome - flavouring, Leaves
Smilax aspera
Wild sarsaparilla, Italian smilax
Edible: Leaves, Root, Stems, Fruit
Smilax auriculata
Earleaf greenbrier
Edible: Root, Rhizome
Smilax australis
False sarsparilla, Austral Sarsparilla, Greenbrier
Edible: Fruit
Smilax bauhinioides
Yuan ye ba qia
Edible: Fruit, Leaves
Smilax beyrichii
Edible: Root, Fruit
Smilax biflora subsp. trinervula
Edible: Fruit, Leaves
Smilax blumei
Edible: Fruit ?
Smilax bona-nox
Bullbrier, Greenbrier
Edible: Leaves, Roots, Fruit
Smilax campestris
Edible: Fruit
Smilax china
Sun Moon Vine, China root, Chinese Sarsaparilla
Edible: Fruit, Leaves, Root, Leaves - tea
Smilax cissoides
Edible: Roots - flavouring
Smilax corbularia
Edible: Root
Smilax cordifolia
Edible: Root
Smilax discotis
Tuo bing ba qia
Edible: Fruit
Smilax elegans
Kukar-daru
Edible: Leaves, Shoots
Smilax excelsa
Melocan, Melvocan, Silean
Edible: Shoots, Leaves, Fruit, Flowers, Leaf stalk
Smilax febrifuga
Ecuadorian Sarsaparilla
Edible: Root
Smilax gagnepainii
Edible: Leaves
Smilax glabra
Edible: Fruit, Root - drink, Shoots, Tubers
Smilax glauca
Cat greenbrier
Edible: Leaves, Root
Smilax glyciphylla
Sweet tea, Sarsparilla vine
Edible: Fruit, Leaves, Leaves - tea
Smilax guianensis
Smilax havanensis
Everglades greenbrier
Edible: Shoots, Rhizomes, Fruit
Smilax herbacea
Carrion flower, Jacob's ladder
Edible: Fruit, Leaves, Root
Smilax hispida
Hag Briar
Edible: Leaves, Root, Shoots
Smilax lanceifolia
Edible: Leaves, Fruit
Smilax laurifolia
Laurel greenbrier, Lanceleaf greenbrier
Edible: Leaves, Root, Young stems
Smilax leucophylla
Canar sarsaparilla, Marsh yam
Edible: Leaves, Fruit
Smilax longifolia
Sarsaparilla
Edible: Roots
Smilax maritima
Jackson's brier
Edible: Shoots
Smilax megacarpa
Da guo ba qia
Edible: Fruit, Rhizome, Root
Smilax melastomifolia
Uhi, Ulehihi
Edible: Root starch ?
Smilax nipponica
Carrion Flower
Edible: Fruit, Leaves, Root
Smilax ocreata
Edible: Leaves
Smilax officinalis
Honduran sarsaparilla
Edible: Roots - flavouring, Medicine
Smilax ornata
Jamaican sarsaparilla, Brown sarsaparilla
Edible: Root - flavouring
Smilax ovalifolia
Giant sarsaparilla
Edible: Leaves, Fruit, Roots, Flowers
Smilax pseudochina
False China root, China brier
Edible: Leaves, Root
Smilax quinquenervia
Japecanga acu
Edible: Fruit
Smilax riparia
Ma mi kit, Miu wei cai
Edible: Fruit, Leaves
Smilax rotundifolia
Common greenbrier
Edible: Leaves, Root
Smilax setosa
Merudang
Edible: Leaves
Smilax sieboldii
Hua dong ha qia, Smilax
Edible: Leaves
Smilax sp.
Khaao yen, Greenbrier
Edible: Leaves
Smilax spruceana
Edible: Rhizome - flavouring
Smilax subpubescens
Smilax tamnoides
Bristly greenbrier, Hag briar
Edible: Root, Fruit, Leaves
Smilax trinervula
San mai ba qia, Cat briar
Edible: Fruit
Smilax verticalis
Smilax zeylanica
Indian smilax
Edible: Leaves, Fruit, Roots, Flowers, Seeds