Ceylon Clematis
Naravelia zeylanica
- Habit
- Liana
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Arunachal Pradesh, Kerala & more
- Flowering
- September-March
How to identify Ceylon Clematis
Identify Ceylon Clematis 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: Leaf tips modified into tendrils.
- Confirm flower colour: Yellow.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: September-March.
- In India, compare location records such as Karnataka, Arunachal Pradesh, Kerala, Uttar Pradesh and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Ranunculaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Ceylon Clematis.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Naravelia zeylanica
- Genus
- Naravelia
- Family
- Ranunculaceae
- Habit
- Liana
- Habitat
- Cleared slopes of moist deciduous forests and also in the plains
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Distribution
- India, North Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Java
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Arunachal Pradesh, Kerala, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, West Bengal
- Flowering & fruiting
- September-March
- 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
- Yellowrecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Panicle
- Fruit
- Berry
Characters marked “recorded” are for Ceylon Clematis itself; the rest are typical of the Ranunculaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Bengali
- ছাগলবাটি
- Malayalam
- വാതക്കൊടി
About Ceylon Clematis
Ceylon Clematis (Naravelia zeylanica) belongs to the Ranunculaceae family, where it grows as a woody climber. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka, Arunachal Pradesh, Kerala and 3 other states. It grows in cleared slopes of moist deciduous forests and also in the plains. Flowering and fruiting run from September to March.
Ranunculaceae
Buttercup/Crowfoot family
Ceylon Clematis belongs to the Ranunculaceae family.
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