Clematis tangutica
Common name
Chinese clematis
Family
Ranunculaceae
Flora category
Vascular – Exotic
Structural class
Lianes & Related Trailing Plants - Dicotyledons
NVS code
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CLETAN
Conservation status
Not applicable
Detailed description
Deciduous woody climber; stems terete, weakly ribbed. Leaves glabrous or sparsely hairy, +/- glaucus, 2-pinnate, (3)-8-15-(20) X (2)-7-12 cm; leaflets thin, lanceolate, cuneate to truncate at base, acute; margin sharply toothed, rarely 1-2 lobed at base; petiole (2)-4-8 cm long, glabrous or with fine silky hairs. Flowers pendent, hermaphradite, solitary in leaf axils. Bracts paired, leaf-like, 1-pinnate or simple, not united, inserted below middle of peduncle. Sepals 4, valvate, greenish yellow, glabrous outside, silky hairs inside, with dense hairs near margins, lanceolate, acute, mucronate, 13-19-(27) X 5-8-(15) mm. Anthers 3-4 mm long. Style 3-4.5 cm long at fruiting. (Webb et al 1988).
Flower colours
Green, Yellow
Year naturalised
1958
Origin
China
Etymology
clematis: From the Greek klema ‘vine’, alluding to the vine-like habit of many species