| | | Clematis smilacifolia Wall., Asiat. Res. 13: 414. 1820. | | Ranunculaceae | |
Description: Climbers, branches shallowly grooved, glabrous. Leaves simple lanceolate, ovate to ovate-lanceolate, 6–20.5 cm long, apex acuminate, base slightly cordate or subpeltate, basal veins 5–7, petiole 3.5–12 cm. Inflorescences axillary, peduncle 1–11 cm long, few to many flowers, bracts linear or linear-oblong, 0.7–1 cm long, pedicels 4–10 cm, bracteoles 2, minute, to 3 mm; flowers 3–3.5 cm in diam. Sepals 4–6, oblong to lanceolate, 1.5–2 cm long, greenish-brown, densely villose outside, glabrous, purplish to dark blue, reflexed. Petals none. Stamens numerous, 0.8–1.4 cm, sometimes outer ones sterile and becoming linear or petaloid staminodes, anthers 0.2–0.5 cm long, connectives 0.1–0.2 cm long. Ovary pubescent; style ca 0.6 cm long, densely villous. Achenes with persistent style 5–8 cm long, plumose white or creamy. | | | |
Distribution: Balngladesh, India, China, Myanmar, Cambodia, Vietnam, Malesia, Philippines, New Guinea. In Thailand found though out the country, but not recorded from the south. Scattered in scrub, forest edges, 300–1,800 m.
Notes: Last updated on 26 December 2016. | |
Thai name: Phuang kaeo kudan (พวงแก้วกุดั่น) | |
Photos: Rachun Pooma (Saraburi) | |
References:
| Wang, W, D. Fu, L. Li, B. Bartholomew, A.R. Brach, B.E. Dutton, M.G. Gilbert, Y. Kadota, O.R. Robinson, M. Tamura, M.J. Warnock, G. Zhu and S.N. Ziman. 2001. Ranunculaceae. In Flora of China Vol. 6: 368. |
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