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Species of flowering plant in the buttercup family Ranunculaceae From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Clematis brachiata, commonly known as traveller's joy, is a hardy, deciduous Southern African liana of the family Ranunculaceae.
Clematis brachiata | |
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Ranunculales |
Family: | Ranunculaceae |
Genus: | Clematis |
Species: | C. brachiata |
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Clematis brachiata | |
It tends to clamber to the tops of trees and shrubs, sprawling over the crowns. Leaves are compound with from 1 to 7 leaflets. Attractive, highly fragrant flowers appear in summer. Achenes are covered in fine silky hair.[1]
This species is common in the northern parts of South Africa and kwaZulu-Natal and was first described by Carl Peter Thunberg (1743-1828), the celebrated Swedish naturalist.[2]
"Clema" is Greek for a liane, and the Latin specific name "brachiata" means "provided with arms" since the right-angled and opposite branching habit resembles arms sticking out of a torso.[3]
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