About Ceylon Clematis
Clematis zeylanica is a species of liana belonging to the family Ranunculaceae which is native to Asia. It was earlier classified as Naravelia zeylanica, but was renamed when molecular phylogenetic research revealed that the genus was nested in Clematis.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Naravelia zeylanica
- Genus
- Naravelia
- Family
- RANUNCULACEAE
- Habit
- Liana
- Habitat
- Cleared slopes of moist deciduous forests and also in the plains
- Distribution
- India, North Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Java
- Flowering & fruiting
- September-March
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Bengali
- ছাগলবাটি
- Malayalam
- വാതക്കൊടി
Botanical family
Ranunculaceae
Buttercup/Crowfoot family
Ceylon Clematis belongs to the Ranunculaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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