Son-Jai / Lax-Flowered Clematis
Clematis wightiana
- Habit
- Liana
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Kerala, Tamil Nadu
- Flowering
- October-May
How to identify Son-Jai
Identify Son-Jai 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: Loosely arranged flower clusters.
- Confirm flower colour: White.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: October-May.
- In India, compare location records such as Maharashtra, Kerala, Tamil Nadu.
- Confirm it sits within the Ranunculaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Son-Jai.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Clematis wightiana
- Genus
- Clematis
- Family
- Ranunculaceae
- Habit
- Liana
- Habitat
- Shola forests and grasslands
- Native to
- India
- Distribution
- India
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Kerala, Tamil Nadu
- Flowering & fruiting
- October-May
- 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 Son-Jai itself; the rest are typical of the Ranunculaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Marathi
- सोन जाई Son-Jai
About Son-Jai
Lax-Flowered Clematis (Clematis wightiana) is a woody climber in the Ranunculaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Maharashtra, Kerala and Tamil Nadu. It grows in shola forests and grasslands. Flowering and fruiting run from October to May.
Ranunculaceae
Buttercup/Crowfoot family
Son-Jai belongs to the Ranunculaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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