| Smilax calophylla | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Liliales |
| Family: | Smilacaceae |
| Genus: | Smilax |
| Species: | S. calophylla |
| Binomial name | |
| Smilax calophylla Wall. ex A.DC. | |
Smilax calophylla is a vine in the greenbrier family. It is native to parts of Southeast Asia (southern Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore, Sumatra) as well as to northeastern Australia (Queensland).
Smilax calophylla is an erect to declining herb up to 2.5 m tall, with yellow flowers and reddish-brown fruits. Tea brewed from the leaves is used as a male aphrodisiac in Malaysia.
References
- Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- Atlas of Living Australia, Smilax calophylla A.DC.
- Wallich, Nathaniel ex Candolle, Alphonse Louis Pierre Pyramus de. 1878. Monographiae Phanerogamarum 1: 60 in Latin
- Malaysian Herbal Heritage - Men's Health (Rancang tembaga - Smilax calophylla)