Nemexia

Taxobox
name = Carrion Flowers: "Nemexia"
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Liliopsida
ordo = Liliales
familia = Smilacaceae
genus = "Nemexia"
subdivision_ranks = Species
subdivision = "Nemexia biltmoreana" Small
"Nemexia ecirrata" (Engelman.) S. Wats.
"Nemexia herbaceae" L.
"Nemexia hugeri" Small
"Nemexia lasioneura" (Hook.) Rydb.
"Nemexia pseudochina" (L.)
"Nemexia pulverulenta" (Michx.) Small

"Nemexia" is a group of plants in the family Smilacaceae. It consists of the herbaceous plants within the genus "Smilax". "Smilax" species fall into two groups with distinctive morphologies; one group has woody perennial stems with thorns and a vining habit, while the other group has herbaceous stems that die back to the ground each winter. "Nemexia" is a name given to the herbaceous species and is considered a section of the genus, "Smilax" sect. "Nemexia". In the past it was often a genus of its own, and taxonomists still need further study of the species of "Smilax" to determine the proper rank of "Nemexia". [http://www.bioone.org/perlserv/?request=get-document&issn=0007-196X&volume=056&issue=02&page=0166] [ [http://www.journals.uchicago.edu/cgi-bin/resolve?id=doi:10.1086/427200 Chicago Journals - International Journal of Plant Sciences ] ] However the widely accepted taxonomic system of the "Flora of North America" does not recognize "Nemexia", nor does the [http://www.mobot.org/MOBOT/Research/APweb/welcome.html AP-site] . Thus "Nemexia" is not currently considered an accepted genus taxon by most plant taxonomists. [ [http://www.plantatlas.usf.edu/synonyms.asp?plantID=3965 ISB: Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants ] ]

The plants in "Smilax", are called Carrion flowers for their malodorous flowers and those plants included in section "Nemexia" also have flowers that smell like rotten meat. The herbaceous species have greenish-yellow flowers and bloom in spring, they are fly pollinated.

External links

:* [http://delta-intkey.com/angio/www/smilacac.htm Smilacaceae] in L. Watson and M.J. Dallwitz (1992 onwards). " [http://delta-intkey.com/angio/ The families of flowering plants] : descriptions, illustrations, identification, information retrieval." Version: 9th March 2006. http://delta-intkey.com. :* [http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=10827 Smilacaceae in "Flora of North America"] :* [http://www.csdl.tamu.edu/FLORA/cgi/gateway_family?fam=Smilacaceae links at CSDL, Texas]

References