Family | Ranunculaceae |
Subamily | Ranunculoideae |
Tribe | Anemoneae |
Scientific name | Clematis javana de Candolle |
Synonyms | Clematis grata auct. non Wallich; Clematis grata Wallich var. lobulata Rehder & E. H. Wilson; Clematis grata Wallich var. ryukyuensis Tamura; Clematis taiwaniana Hayata; Clematis taiwaniana Hayata var. ryukyuensis (Tamura) Tamura |
Common name | (Japanese common name) ryukyu-botan-dzuru (リュウキュウボタンヅル or リュウキュウボタンズル, 琉球牡丹蔓 [meaning: Okinawa botan leaved vine (botan = Paeonia)]) |
(English common name) none | |
Distribution | (Japan) Kyushu (south of Amami Islands), Okinawa |
(Other nations) Taiwan, Philippines, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea | |
Habitat | Forest edge |
Chromosomal number | unknown |
Description | Leaves ternate, leaflets each ca. 3-8cm long, ca. 2-6cm wide. Flowers white ca. 1.5-2cm across, flowering in April to August. Vine. Subshurb. |
Reference | Clematis javana de Candolle |
August 2008 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
August 2008 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
August 2008 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
August 2008 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
August 2008 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |