%0 Journal Article %A Sanjib Baruah %A Jatindra Sarma and Sachin Kumar Borthakur %T Smilax sailenii (Smilacaceae) - a new species from Assam, North East India %D 2018 %J Taiwania %V 63 %N 1 %P 32-36 %U https://taiwania.ntu.edu.tw/abstract/1539 %X Smilax sailenii sp. nov. (Smilacaceae) is described from Assam, north east India based on morphological characteristics observed in the field. Smilax sailenii closely resembles the widespread species Smilax orthoptera A. DC. The detailed morphological features including botanical illustration, photograph, conservation status and key to Smilax sailenii with and related taxa in Assam are provided. %M doi:10.6165/tai.2018.63.32