Biology:Clematis viridiflora
| Clematis viridiflora | |
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| Herbarium specimen of C. viridiflora | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Ranunculales |
| Family: | Ranunculaceae |
| Genus: | Clematis |
| Species: | C. viridiflora
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| Binomial name | |
| Clematis viridiflora Bertol.
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Clematis viridiflora (common name, Kwassakwassa)[2] is a perennial, climbing shrub in the family Ranunulaceae. The native range of the species is Kenya to Namibia.[1] Its specific epithet, viridiflora, means "green-flowered."[3]
Description
Clematis viridiflora is a species of tall, climbing shrub. Young stems are pubescent but become glabrous, and are longitudinally ribbed and furrowed.[4] Leaves are opposite, five or more foliolate, with leaflets broadly ovate, irregularly lobed and toothed. Flowers range in colour from pale green to yellowish-green. Sepals are thin and membranous.[5] Fruit is an achene.[6]
Habitat
Unusually for an African clematis, it is a coastal species, often growing on dunes.[5]
Medicinal usage
Clematis viridiflora is used as a traditional medicinal plant in Mozambique, where the roots and leaves are used as an inhalation to treat headaches.[7]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Clematis viridiflora Bertol." (in en). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/710191-1.
- ↑ "Plants Database". 16 August 2024. https://garden.org/plants/view/378202/Kwassakwassa-Clematis-viridiflora/.
- ↑ "Flora of Malawi: Species information: Clematis viridiflora". https://www.malawiflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=123550.
- ↑ "Plants of the World". 17 August 2024. https://plants.jstor.org/compilation/Clematis.viridiflora.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Essig, Frederick (17 August 2024). "A Primary Analysis of Clematis in Africa". Institute for Systemic Botany: 2. http://shell.cas.usf.edu/~essig/Clematis%20in%20Africa.pdf.
- ↑ "Clematis viridiflora Bert. – Encyclopedia of Life". https://www.eol.org/pages/596260.
- ↑ "Clematis viridiflora Bertol., Ranunculaceae, Prelude" (in fr-FR). http://www.ethnopharmacologia.org/recherche-dans-prelude/?plant_id=1423.
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