taxonID	type	description	language	source
038F87DEC221B93385995BC3FE4A56C6.taxon	diagnosis	The new species resembles to S. ligneoriparia Fu & Li in possessing herbaceous leaves, a prickleless woody stem, compressed peduncle and bronze-colored tendrils, but differs in having cordate leaf blades and greenish tepals (vs. light pink). This species is also similar to Smilax japonica Li & Fu (2013: 58) in having cordate leaf blades, flattened bronze tendrils, and prickless slender stem, but differs in having free tepals (vs. fused tepals), non-glaucous lower leaf surface (vs. glaucous), and deciduous habit (vs. evergreen).	en	Qi, Zhe-Chen, Shen, Chao, Han, Yu-Wei, Wang, Rui-Hong, Liu, Rui-Zheng, Naiki, Akiyo, Li, Pan (2016): A new species of Smilax (Smilacaceae) from southern islands of Kagoshima prefecture, Japan. Phytotaxa 269 (2): 128-130, DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.269.2.7, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.269.2.7
038F87DEC221B93385995BC3FE4A56C6.taxon	materials_examined	Type: — JAPAN. Kagoshima prefecture: south slope of Mt. Yagura, Kuroshima Island, 400 m, 129 ° 56 ’ 10 – 20 ” E, 30 ° 49 ’ 05 – 15 ” N, 29 March, 2003, Fl., Shinji Fujii 9380 (holotype, OSA 213030!).	en	Qi, Zhe-Chen, Shen, Chao, Han, Yu-Wei, Wang, Rui-Hong, Liu, Rui-Zheng, Naiki, Akiyo, Li, Pan (2016): A new species of Smilax (Smilacaceae) from southern islands of Kagoshima prefecture, Japan. Phytotaxa 269 (2): 128-130, DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.269.2.7, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.269.2.7
038F87DEC221B93385995BC3FE4A56C6.taxon	description	Perennial woody vine, climbing with tendrils. Stems terete, with numerous secondary branches and no prickles, green, lustrous, smooth. Petioles 1.2 – 3.8 cm long, narrowly winged for 1 / 10 to 1 / 3 of their length; abscission zone subapical; stipular tendrils well developed, green when young, then becoming bronze-colored at maturity. Leaf blades ovate to oblong with acuminate apex, and shallow to deep cordate at base, 5.7 – 18 cm long, 3.3 – 12.7 cm wide, herbaceous, green and glossy above and beneath, primary veins 7 – 9, the outer 4 less prominent, sometimes the outermost 2 barely noticeable. Inflorescence of 1 umbel, borne in leaf axil; peduncle 1.8 – 3 cm long, straight, slightly compressed; umbel 7 - to 30 - flowered, hemispherical or spherical, base slightly thickened, globose, 2 – 3 mm in diameter. Pistillate flowers borne on pedicels 4.5 – 16 mm long; buds yellowish-green, green and recurved in full bloome, tepals 6, elliptic to oblong, 3.0 – 4.0 mm long, 1.0 – 1.5 mm wide, 1 - veined, inner tepals slightly narrower than outer. Berries 5.0 – 10.0 mm in diameter, presumably red at maturity (based on S. Fujii 10042, OSA; fresh fruits not seen). Flowering in March, fruiting in November.	en	Qi, Zhe-Chen, Shen, Chao, Han, Yu-Wei, Wang, Rui-Hong, Liu, Rui-Zheng, Naiki, Akiyo, Li, Pan (2016): A new species of Smilax (Smilacaceae) from southern islands of Kagoshima prefecture, Japan. Phytotaxa 269 (2): 128-130, DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.269.2.7, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.269.2.7
038F87DEC221B93385995BC3FE4A56C6.taxon	etymology	Etymology: — The specific epithet honors Chengxin Fu of Zhejiang University, China, for his great contribution and dedication to the study of cosmopolitan Smilacaceae.	en	Qi, Zhe-Chen, Shen, Chao, Han, Yu-Wei, Wang, Rui-Hong, Liu, Rui-Zheng, Naiki, Akiyo, Li, Pan (2016): A new species of Smilax (Smilacaceae) from southern islands of Kagoshima prefecture, Japan. Phytotaxa 269 (2): 128-130, DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.269.2.7, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.269.2.7
038F87DEC221B93385995BC3FE4A56C6.taxon	distribution	Distribution, habitat, and conservation: — Smilax fui is an insular species currently known only from Kuroshima and Nakanoshima islands in Kagoshima, Japan. It grows on mountain slope from 250 – 400 m near the edge of evergreen broad-leaved forests (e. g. Castanopsis, Cyclobalanopsis and Pleioblastus). Shiuchi (1995) listed it as Smilax sp. and pointed out as “ further study is needed ” in his Flora of Tokara Archipelago. Fujii (2006) commented it as a possible new taxon or unrecorded species in Japan of his collection in Kuroshima Island. Now only four specimen sheets were designate to this new taxon. Such a few specimen records may indicate the rarity of S. fui. These two species have not only common characters in morphology, but also similar habitat conditions (both in broad-leave evergreen forests). The disjunct distribution of S. fui and S. ligneoriparia indicates that the two species might be relicts from the late Tertiary period of Sino-Japanese flora. Further studies and attempts at conservation should focus on this interesting new and rare species.	en	Qi, Zhe-Chen, Shen, Chao, Han, Yu-Wei, Wang, Rui-Hong, Liu, Rui-Zheng, Naiki, Akiyo, Li, Pan (2016): A new species of Smilax (Smilacaceae) from southern islands of Kagoshima prefecture, Japan. Phytotaxa 269 (2): 128-130, DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.269.2.7, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.269.2.7
038F87DEC221B93385995BC3FE4A56C6.taxon	materials_examined	Further specimens seen (paratypes): — JAPAN. Kagoshima prefecture: Mishima-mura, Kuroshima Island, south slope of Mt. Yagura, 400 m, 129 ° 56 ’ 10 – 20 ” E, 30 ° 49 ’ 05 – 15 ” N, 30 December 2003, Shinji Fujii 10042, Fr., Shinji Fujii 10043 (OSA 217361!, OSA 217363!); Toshima-mura, Nakanoshima Island, northeast side of Mt. Otake, 250 m, s. d., Akiyo Naiki 5226 (OSA 216324!).	en	Qi, Zhe-Chen, Shen, Chao, Han, Yu-Wei, Wang, Rui-Hong, Liu, Rui-Zheng, Naiki, Akiyo, Li, Pan (2016): A new species of Smilax (Smilacaceae) from southern islands of Kagoshima prefecture, Japan. Phytotaxa 269 (2): 128-130, DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.269.2.7, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.269.2.7
