Ranunculaceae FAMILY

Clematis clemensiae

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Clematis clemensiae is a slender, evergreen climbing plant wih stems that can be 5 - 6 metres long. The plant scrambles over the ground, climbing into the surrounding vegetation where it attaches itself by means of twining leaf stalks[ 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. , 481 Title Medicinal Plants in Papua New Guinea Publication Author Publisher World Health Organisation Year 2009 ISBN 978-92-9061-249-0 Description Traditional medicinal uses of 126 species from Papua New Guinea, including information on modern research into the plants. ]. The plant is sometimes harvested from the wild for local medicinal use.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeAustralasia - New Guinea.

HabitatForest margins, streamsides, areas of regrowth and along the sides of roads at elevations from 100 - 200 metres[ 481 Title Medicinal Plants in Papua New Guinea Publication Author Publisher World Health Organisation Year 2009 ISBN 978-92-9061-249-0 Description Traditional medicinal uses of 126 species from Papua New Guinea, including information on modern research into the plants. ].