Clematis gouriana
Clematis gouriana
Safety & Hazards
This species, along with some others in the genus, abounds in an acrid poisonous principle[ 387 Title Economic Products of India. Volume 1. Publication Author Watt. G. Publisher Government of India: Calcutta. Year 1883 ISBN Description Although over 100 years old, it still contains a wealth of information on useful plants. Many of the botanical names have been changed since then, so you have to check for up to date names. The book can be downloaded from the Internet. ].
Botanical Description
Clematis gouriana is a vigorous, deciduous climbing shrub with stems that can be 3 - 5 metres long. The plant scrambles into nearby vegetation, attaching itself by means of twining leaf petioles[ 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 often grown as an ornamental, valued for its autumn flowering and ornamental seedpods in the winter.