Nemexia
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Nemexia biltmoreana Small |
Nemexia is a sectional rank of plants in the family Smilacaceae which taxonomists sometimes use to classify the herbaceous plants within the genus Smilax. Smilax sect. Nemexia,[1][2] Some taxonomist have proposed that it be elevated to genus level, but others think more study involving the species of Smilax world wide needs to be done first to clarify the issue. These plants are called Carrion flowers for their malodorous flowers. With the removal of the herbaceous plants, genus Smilax would then be left with only plants of a woody, vining form with thorns. However the widely accepted taxonomic system of the Flora of North America does not recognise Nemexia, nor does the AP-site. Thus Nemexia is not currently considered an accepted genus taxon by most plant taxonomists, but in the past these species were placed in Nemexia. The name is a synonym, and all the species have been moved to Smilax.[3]
[edit] External links
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- Smilacaceae in L. Watson and M.J. Dallwitz (1992 onwards). The families of flowering plants: descriptions, illustrations, identification, information retrieval. Version: 9th March 2006. http://delta-intkey.com.
- Smilacaceae in Flora of North America
- links at CSDL, Texas
