| Family | Smilacaceae |
|---|---|
| Local Name | Bana (Ilokano; Tagalog; Igorot) |
| Habit | Vine |
| Habitat | Mountain Thickets, grassy slopes |
| Special Notes | Its stems are armed with few to many stout spines (Merrill, 1912) |
| Ethnobotanical Uses | MEDICINAL: used for medicinal purposes; |
| Collected from | Mongoto-Kabayan Road, Kabayan, Benguet, Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR). |
| Collector(s) | Denise T. Lumiwes |
