Clematis bowkeri Burtt Davy ex W.T.Wang

Species

Angiosperms > Ranunculales > Ranunculaceae > Clematis

Characteristics

Woody vine. Hornotinous branches shallowly 4-sulcate, glabrous. Leaves 2-pinnate, rarely pinnate; leaflets chartaceous, ovate, rhombic, or rhombic-ovate, 1-5 x 0.9-3 cm, apex attenuate or acute, base broadly cuneate or cuneate, margin 1-3-denticulate per side, 2-3-lobed or undivided, adaxially glabrous or subglabrous, abaxially on basal veins very sparsely puberulous, basal veins nearly flat; petioles 2-4.2 cm long. Cymes axillary, 3(-4)-flowered; peduncles ca. 2.5 cm long, glabrous; bracts narrowly elliptic, 4-6 mm long. Flower 3.6-4.2 cm in diam.; pedicel 2.5-4 cm long, glabrous. Sepals 4, broadly lanceolate or narrowly ovate, 18-22 x 7-9 mm, apex attenuate, inside densely appressed-puberulous, outside on margin velutinous, elsewhere glabrous. Stamens 12-13 mm long; filaments narrowly linear, below pubescent; anthers narrowly oblong or broadly linear, 2-2.4 mm long, glabrous, apex obtuse. Ovaries densely puberulous; styles ca. 10 mm long, densely villous.
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Woody vine, 0.5-6.0 m high; branches shallowly 4-sulcate, glabrous. Leaflets papery, ovate to rhombic, base cuneate to broadly so, apex acute or attenuate, margins usually 2-or 3-lobed, dentate, upper surface glabrous, lower surface sparsely pubescent. Inflorescences axillary cymes, 3(4)-flowered. Flowers musk-scented. Tepals cream-coloured, narrowly ovate, inside densely appressed-puberulous, outside glabrous, margins velutinous. Filaments linear, pubescent near base. Anthers narrowly oblong, (1.0-)2.0-2.4 mm long. Ovaries puberulous. Styles ± 10 mm long, densely villous. Flowering time July. Fruit ovoid achenes, pubescent, reddish brown, margins tan; persistent styles up to 40 mm long, plumose.
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Foliage retention evergreen
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Mature height (meter) 0.5 - 6.0
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Germination duration (days) 30 - 270
Germination temperacture (C°) 21 - 23
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Distribution

Clematis bowkeri world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77062283-1
WFO ID wfo-0000609597
COL ID 5YYRG
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Synonyms

Clematis bowkeri Clematis commutata var. glabrisepala