Smilax China, L. leaves eaten with oil and salt. Leaves also decocted for beverage. Vernacular names: Chinese Sarsaparilla, China Root, Greenbrier. Ref. READ, UPHOF.
Smilax herbacea, L. var. nipponica, Maxim. China: leaves eaten with oil and salt. Vernacular name: Carrion Flower. Ref. READ.
Smilax macrophylla, Roxb. India: roots and leaves eaten. This is a common plant on the ghats. Vernacular name - Bombay Presidency, Poona district: Tamboli. Ref. GAMMIE.
Smilax ovalifolia, A. DC.; Roxb. India (Deccan): leaves and roots eaten. Ref. WATT.
Smilax parviflora, Wall. India (Kumaon region, Western Himalayas): tender shoots boiled and eaten with salt and sometimes mixed with curd. Vernacular name: Kukar-daru. Ref. BHARGAVA.
Smilax Sieboldii, Miq.. China: shoots and leaves eaten. Vernacular name: Smilax. Ref. READ.
Smilax trinervula, Miq. China: fruit eaten. Vernacular name: Cat Briar. Ref. READ.