Clematis hedysarifolia

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Clematis hedysarifolia
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Ranunculales
Family: Ranunculaceae
Genus: Clematis
Species:
C. hedysarifolia
Binomial name
Clematis hedysarifolia
DC. [1]

Clematis hedysarifolia is a liana, endemic to peninsular India, belonging to the buttercup family (Ranunculaceae). It was described by Augustin Pyramus de Candolle and published in Regni Vegetabilis Systema Naturale 1: 148, in 1817. [1]

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Description

It is a woody evergreen climber, with the following features: [2] [3] [4]

Easily distinguished from the common Clematis gouriana, by the larger flowers and aristate (pointed) anthers. [2]

Distribution

The species is endemic to India, and found in forests of Gujarat, Maharashtra, Goa, and Karnataka states. [5] The creeper occurs in moist deciduous forests between the altitudes of 500–1500 m. [4] [5] Flowering is October–November, and fruiting is in December. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Clematis hedysarifolia DC". The Plant List. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 W A Talbot (1902). The Trees, Shrubs and Wood-Climbers of the Bombay Presidency (2 ed.). Bombay: Government Central Press.
  3. "Burman Clematis". Flowers of India. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
  4. 1 2 Sardesai, Milind; Govekar, Ravikiran; Yadav, SR (2013). Field Guide to the Plants of Sahyadri and Konkan. Pune: Forest Department, Government of Maharashtra. p. 138.
  5. 1 2 Wang Wen-Tsai (2006). "A revision of Clematis sect. Naraveliopsis (Ranunculaceae)" (PDF). Acta Phytotaxonomica Sinica. Botanical Society of China and the Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences. 44 (6): 670–699. doi:10.1360/aps050090 . Retrieved 16 March 2018.