About Goat's beard
Clematis gouriana, or Indian Traveller's Joy, is a liana found in Asia which belongs to the buttercup family (Ranunculaceae). It was described by Roxb. ex DC. and published in Regni Vegetabilis Systema Naturale 1: 138-139, in 1818.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Clematis gouriana
- Genus
- Clematis
- Family
- RANUNCULACEAE
- Habit
- Climber
- Habitat
- Moist deciduous forests and grasslands
- Native to
- Indo-China, Himalayas
- Distribution
- Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar, Java, Philippines, China, Sri Lanka
- Flowering & fruiting
- November-April
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Hindi
- बेल कंगु Bel kangu, चुरनहार Churanhar, मरोड़फली Marorphali
- Nepali
- जुंगे लहरा Junge Lahara
- Telugu
- పేనుతీవ Pedutiva
- Kannada
- ಬರೀಜ್ವರದ ಬಳ್ಳಿ Barijwarada balli, ತಲೆಜಡಾರಿ Talejadaari, ತಲೆಜಾದರಿ Thalejaadari ನೆಲಕುಮ Nelakuma
- Malayalam
- നികിടക്കൊടി Nikitakkoti
- Marathi
- मोरवेल Morvel, शेंडवेल Shendvel

Botanical family
Ranunculaceae
Buttercup/Crowfoot family
Goat's beard belongs to the Ranunculaceae family.
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