Clematis smilacifolia
- Habit
- Climber
- Found in India
- Meghalaya, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu & more
- Flowering
- June-November
How to identify Clematis smilacifolia
Identify Clematis smilacifolia by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a climber habit.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Smilax-like leaf shape.
- Confirm flower colour: White.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: June-November.
- In India, compare location records such as Meghalaya, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Andaman & Nicobar Islands and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Ranunculaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Clematis smilacifolia.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Clematis smilacifolia
- Genus
- Clematis
- Family
- Ranunculaceae
- Habit
- Climber
- Habitat
- Evergreen forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Native to
- India
- Distribution
- India, Nepal, Myanmar, Java, Borneo, Philippines
- Found in India
- Meghalaya, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Uttarakhand
- Flowering & fruiting
- June-November
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
Typical of the Ranunculaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Whiterecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Panicle
- Fruit
- Berry
Characters marked “recorded” are for Clematis smilacifolia itself; the rest are typical of the Ranunculaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Clematis smilacifolia
Clematis smilacifolia is a climber in the Ranunculaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Meghalaya, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu and 7 other states. It grows in evergreen forests. Flowering and fruiting run from June to November.
Ranunculaceae
Buttercup/Crowfoot family
Clematis smilacifolia belongs to the Ranunculaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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