Ranunculaceae FAMILY

Clematis napaulensis

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Clematis napaulensis is an evergreen climbing plant with woody stems; it can grow up to 10 metres tall. The plant scrambles over the ground, growing into the surrounding vegetation for support, and attaching itself by means of twining leafstalks[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. , 273 Title Clematis - The Genus Publication Author Grey-Wilson. C. Publisher B. T. Batsford. London. Year 2000 ISBN 0-7134-7659-1 Description An excellent and well illustrated concise guide to all the known specis of Clematis. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and source of materials. It is grown as an ornamental, valued for its winter flowering.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeE. Asia - Himalayan regions from northwest India, through Nepal and Bhutan to southen China and Myanmar.

HabitatSubtropical and warm temperate forests; at elevations from 1,220 - 2,440 metres[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ].