Smilax arisanensis Hayata

Vines climbing. Stem branched, to 10 m, woody, sometimes sparsely prickly. Petiole 0.7--2 cm, usually twisted, narrowly winged for 1/2--3/4 its length; abscission zone subapical; tendrils commonly present. Leaf blade usually becoming bronze-colored when dried, oblong to ovate-lanceolate, 7--12(--15) × 1.5--3.5(--5) cm. Inflorescence of 1 umbel, basally sometimes prophyllate; peduncle slender, 1.5--3.5 cm; umbels of both sexes 5--25-flowered, base scarcely thickened. Male flowers: tepals greenish white or pale green, 2--3 × ca. 1 mm; stamens ca. 1.5 mm. Female flowers: tepals 1.5--2 × ca. 0.8 mm; staminodes 3. Berries purplish black, globose, ca. 8 mm in diam. Fl. Apr--May, fr. Oct--Nov.

Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Jiangxi, Sichuan, Taiwan, Yunnan, Zhejiang [Vietnam].

Forests, thickets, shaded places along valleys or streams; near sea level to 1500 m.

Smilax arisanensis là một loài thực vật có hoa trong họ Smilacaceae. Loài này được Hayata miêu tả khoa học đầu tiên năm 1911.

尖叶菝葜（学名：Smilax arisanensis）为百合科菝葜属下的一个种。