Churhar / Deccan Clematis
Clematis triloba
- Habit
- Liana
- Found in India
- Maharashtra
- Flowering
- August-September
How to identify Churhar
Identify Churhar by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a liana habit.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Three-lobed leaflets.
- Confirm flower colour: White.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: August-September.
- In India, compare location records such as Maharashtra.
- Confirm it sits within the Ranunculaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Churhar.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Clematis triloba
- Genus
- Clematis
- Family
- Ranunculaceae
- Habit
- Liana
- Native to
- New Caledonia
- Found in India
- Maharashtra
- Flowering & fruiting
- August-September
- 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 Churhar itself; the rest are typical of the Ranunculaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Gujarati
- મોરવેલ Morvel, ત્રેખડો વેલો Trekhado Velo
- Hindi
- चुरहार Churhar, मुर्हरी Murhari
- Kannada
- ಹಬ್ಬುಬಳ್ಳಿ Habbuballi, ಮೋರ್ ಹರಿ Mor Hari, ಸೌಗವಲ್ಲಿ Saugavalli, ತಲೆವಡತದಬಳ್ಳಿ Talevadatadaballi
- Konkani
- मोरवेल Morvel
- Marathi
- मोरवेल Morvel, रानजाई Ranjai
- Odia
- ଲଘୁକର୍ଣ୍ଣୀ Laghukarnni
- Sanskrit
- लघुकर्णी Laghukarni, मधूलिका Madhulika, मधुमती Madhumati, मोरटा Morata, मूर्वा Murva
About Churhar
A member of the Ranunculaceae family, Deccan Clematis (Clematis triloba) is a woody climber. In India it has been recorded in Maharashtra. Flowering and fruiting run from August to September.
Ranunculaceae
Buttercup/Crowfoot family
Churhar belongs to the Ranunculaceae family.
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