Smilax excelsa Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 2: 1029. 1753.

"Habitat in Oriente, Syria." RCN: 7438.

Type not designated.

Original material: Herb. Linn. No. 1182.3 (LINN); Gerber, Herb. Linn. No. 1182.4 (LINN); Herb. Linn. No. 1182.2 (LINN); [icon] in Alpino, De Plantis Aegypti: 140, 141. 1640; [icon] in Buxbaum, Pl. Minus Cognit. Cent. 1: 18, t. 27. 1728.

Current name: Smilax excelsa L. ( Smilacaceae).