Pan India Bouquets

Clematis buchananiana DC.

Family : Ranunculaceae
(Buttercup Or Crowfoot Family)
Family (Hindi name) : NEELAMABARI FAMILY (नीलाम्बरी फैमिली)
Family (as per The APG System III) : Ranunculaceae
Synonym(s) : Clematis bucamara Buch.-Ham. ex DC.; Clematis buchananiana var. sericea S.K.Agarwal; Clematis buchananii D.Don; Clematis loasifolia D.Don; Clematis wattii Drumm. & Craib
Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Clematis buchananiana DC.
Common name : Lemon Clematis, Fragrant Chinese Clematis
Vernacular name : Junge Laharaa, Bhede Laharaa, Baagh Junge, GhantePhool (Nepali); Rairah-mittui-tla (Mizo)
Habit : Woody climber
Habitat : Warm and Cool broad-leaved, Hemlock and Fir forests, On shrubs,1000-3650 m. altitude
Comments / notes : A paste of the stem or root bark is kept pressed against the teeth for about 15 minutes to relieve toothache.
Key identification features : Large woody climbers, coarsely hairy. Leaflets ovate or suborbicular- cordate, 3-5 lobed, pilose. Flowers in axillary or terminal panicles, white, scented. Achenes densely hairy with long silky tails.
Flower, Fruit : April-October
Distribution :
- Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
- Sikkim : Sikkim
- Arunachal Pradesh : Arunachal Pradesh
Native : India, Bangladesh, China South-Central, East Himalaya, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam, West Himalaya
Exotic/Native : Native
World Distribution : India, Bangladesh, China South-Central, East Himalaya, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam, West Himalaya
Literature : Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 66; GRIERSON A.J.C. & LONG D.G. (1983). FLORA OF BHUTAN INCLUDING A RECORD OF PLANTS FROM SIKKIM Vol. 1: Part 2. ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN, EDINBURGH: 289; P.K. Hajra, D.M. Verma and G.S. Giri. Flora of India, Sereies 2 : Materials For The Flora Of Arunachal Pradesh. Vol. 1. pp. 49.
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Navendu Page, Deepak Kumar (2020). Pan India Bouquets. http://flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in/pan/plants.php?name=Clematis buchananiana. Downloaded on 10 December 2023.

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