Smilax laevis Wallich ex A. de Candolle; S. laevis var. ophirensis A. de Candolle; S. laevis var. parkii A. de Candolle; S. lanceifolia subsp. opaca (A. de Candolle) T. Koyama; S. opaca (A. de Candolle) J. B. Norton.

Leaf blade leathery, usually ovate to ovate-lanceolate, usually 1--3 × as long as wide, adaxially obviously shiny, main veins raised adaxially (sometimes midvein slightly concave).

Forests, thickets, shaded places on slopes; 100--1000(--2000) m. Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hainan, Hunan, Jiangxi, Taiwan, Yunnan, Zhejiang [Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam].