2542.000 Clematis L.

CLEMATOPSIS Hutch.

Brummitt, R.K. (2000) Inclusion of Clematopsis Hutch. in Clematis L. (Ranunculaceae) Kew Bulletin 55 97-108

Description of the genus

Woody climbers, trailing plants or erect herbs. Leaves opposite, pinnately or ternately compound. Inflorescence a panicle or composed of solitary flowers. Flowers actinomorphic. Perianth segments valvate or imbricate; petals and nectaries 0. Staminodes, transitional between sepals and stamens, sometimes present. Carpels free, normally 1-ovulate by abortion. Achenes arranged in a head, with a persistent, usually elongate, plumose or naked style.

Worldwide: c. 295 species, northern temperate, a few southern temperate, Oceania and tropical African mountains

Zimbabwe: 9 taxa.

Clematis villosa subsp. kirkii

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SpeciesFZ divisionsContent
brachiata Thunb.N,W,C,E,SDescription, Image
costata Weim.E
oweniae Harv.W,E,S
pulchra Weim.E
simensis Fresen.C,E,S
villosa DC. subsp. kirkii (Oliv.) BrummittN,W,C,E,SDescription, Image
villosa DC. subsp. stanleyi (Hook.) KuntzeN,W,SDescription, Image
viridiflora Bertol.E
welwitschii KuntzeN,C,S

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Flora of Botswana: Clematis
Flora of Burundi: Clematis
Flora of Caprivi: Clematis
Flora of Malawi: Clematis
Flora of Mozambique: Clematis
Flora of Zambia: Clematis

External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Clematis
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EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Clematis
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iNaturalist: Clematis
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Clematis
JSTOR Plant Science: Clematis
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Clematis
Plants of the World Online: Clematis
Tropicos: Clematis
Wikipedia: Clematis

Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2002-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Zimbabwe: Genus page: Clematis.
https://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=581, retrieved 11 December 2024

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