Ranunculaceae
Clematis

Clematis orientalis L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 543 (1753)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Ukraine to N. China and Himalaya. It is a climber and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Afghanistan, Altay, Buryatiya, China North-Central, East Aegean Is., Inner Mongolia, Iran, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Mongolia, Nepal, North Caucasus, Oman, Pakistan, South European Russia, Tadzhikistan, Transcaucasus, Turkmenistan, Tuva, Türkiye, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, West Himalaya, Xinjiang

Introduced into:

Colorado, Czechia-Slovakia, Italy, Krym, Nevada, New Mexico, Ontario, Spain, Utah

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Ackerfield, J. (2015). Flora of Colorado: 1-818. BRIT Press.
  • Ali, S.I. & Nasir, Y.J. (1991). Flora of Pakistan 193: 1-164. Department of Botany, University of Karachi, Karachi.
  • Allred, K.W. (2012). Flora Neomexicana, ed. 2, 1: 1-599. Range Science Herbarium, Las Cruces, New Mexico.
  • B.A.Fedtschenko & al. (1948). Flora Turkmenii 3: 1-280. Turkmenskoe gosudarstvennoe izd., Ashkhabad.
  • Dimopoulos, P., Raus, T., Bergmeier, E., Constantinidis, T., Iatrou, G., Kokkini, S., Strid, A., & Tzanoudakis, D. (2013). Vascular plants of Greece. An annotated checklist: 1-372. Botanic gardens and botanical museum Berlin-Dahlem, Berlin and Hellenic botanical society, Athens.
  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (1997). Flora of North America North of Mexico 3: 1-590. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  • Ghazanfar, S.A. (1992). An Annotated Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Oman and their Vernacular names. Scripta Botanica Belgica 2: 1-153.
  • Ghazanfar, S.A. (2003). Flora of Oman 1: 1-262. National Botanic Garden of Belgium, Meise.
  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.
  • Komiljon, T., Natalya, B., Avazbek, B., Dilnoza, A., Ziyoviddin, Y., Deng, T. & Sun, H. (2020). Flora of the Dzhizak Province, Uzbekistan: 1-523. China Forestry Publishing House.
  • Korovin, E.P. & Vvedensky, A.I. (eds.) (1953). Flora Uzbekistana 2: 1-547. Izd-va Akademii nauk Uzbekskoi SSR, Tashkent.
  • Litvinskaya, S.A. & Murtazaliev, R.A. (2013). Flora of the Northern Caucasus: An Atlas and Identification Book: 1-688. Fiton XXI.
  • Malyschev, L.I. & Peschkova, G.A. (eds.) (2003). Flora of Siberia 6: 1-301. Scientific Publishers, Inc., Enfield, Plymouth.
  • Mao, A.A. & Dash, S.S. (2020). Flowering Plants of India an Annotated Checklist (Dicotyledons) 1: 1-970. Botanical Survey of India.
  • Miller, A.G. & Cope, T.A. (1996). Flora of the Arabian peninsula and Socotra 1: 1-586. Edinburgh university press.
  • Nowak, A. & Nobis, M. (eds.) (2020). Illustrated Flora of Tajikistan and adjacent areas 2: 367-766. PAN, Polish academy of sciences.
  • Seregin, A.P. & al. (2015). Second contribution to the vascular flora of the Sevastopol area (the Crimea). Wulfenia 22: 33-82.
  • Takhtajan, A.L. (ed.) in Takhtajan, A.L. (ed.) (2012). Konspekt Flora Kavkaza 3(2): 1-623. Editio Universitatis Petropolitanae.
  • Townsend, C.C. & Guest, E. (eds.) (1980). Flora of Iraq 4(2): 628-1199. Ministry of Agriculture & Agrarian Reform, Baghdad.
  • Tutin, T.G. & al. (eds.) (1993). Flora Europaea ed. 2, 1: 1-581. Cambridge University Press.
  • Zhao, Y.Z., Zhao, L.Q. & Rui, C. (eds.) (2019). Flora Intramongolica, edition 3, 2: 1-579. Typis Intramongolicae popularis, Huhhot.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Ackerfield, J. (2015). Flora of Colorado: 1-818. BRIT Press.
  • Allred, K.W. (2012). Flora Neomexicana, ed. 2, 1: 1-599. Range Science Herbarium, Las Cruces, New Mexico.
  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (1997). Flora of North America North of Mexico 3: 1-590. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  • Ghazanfar, S.A. (1992). An Annotated Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Oman and their Vernacular names. Scripta Botanica Belgica 2: 1-153.
  • Malyschev, L.I. & Peschkova, G.A. (eds.) (2003). Flora of Siberia 6: 1-301. Scientific Publishers, Inc., Enfield, Plymouth.
  • Seregin, A.P. & al. (2015). Second contribution to the vascular flora of the Sevastopol area (the Crimea). Wulfenia 22: 33-82.
  • Zhao, Y.Z., Zhao, L.Q. & Rui, C. (eds.) (2019). Flora Intramongolica, edition 3, 2: 1-579. Typis Intramongolicae popularis, Huhhot.

Kew Plants for Health

  • "World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020)"
  • MPNS Import

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1986 Crookshank, H. [373] K000076899 Isotype Yes
Jan 1, 1986 Crookshank, H. [373] K000076898 Holotype Yes
Jan 1, 1986 Winterbottom, J.E. [932] K000675177 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1986 Regel, A. [498] Kazakhstan K000677949 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1986 Jacquemont, V. [644] India K000675176 Syntype Yes
Jan 1, 1986 Jacquemont, V. [643] India K000675174 Syntype Yes
Jan 1, 1986 Falconer (?) [1107] India K000675175 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1986 Jacquemont, V. [642] India K000675179 Lectotype Yes
Jan 1, 1986 Munro [s.n.] K000675178 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1986 Regel, A. [s.n.] Turkmenistan K000677948 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1986 Grey-Wilson, C.; Hewer, T.F. [1224] Afghanistan K000076897 Holotype Yes
Jan 1, 1980 Munro [s.n.] K000075570 Syntype Yes
Jan 1, 1972 Grey-Wilson, C.; Hewer, T.F. [1688] Afghanistan K000076906 Type Yes
Haussknecht, C. [s.n.] Türkiye K003301991 Yes
s.coll. [1277] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K004456085 Yes
Aitchinson, J.E.T. [772] Afghanistan K003302007 Yes
Aucher-Eloy [4025] Iran K003301999 Yes
de Saeger [75] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K004456091 Yes
Furse, P. [9123] Türkiye K003301982 Yes
{Mr. Lulman} [19] Afghanistan K003302010 Yes
Flamigni [428] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K004456082 Yes
[D. F. D. Noel] [12] Afghanistan K003302011 Yes
s.coll. [1382] Afghanistan K003302014 Yes
Radcliffe-Smith, A. [3869] Oman K003302019 Yes
Strauss, T. [s.n.] Iran K003302002 Yes
Baranov; Rajkova [134] Türkiye K003301985 Yes
Davis; Polunin, O. [23843] Türkiye K003301993 Yes
Radcliffe-Smith, A. [4034] Oman K003302018 Yes
Burtt, B.D. [3198] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K004456086 Yes
Miller, A.G.; Nyberg, J.A. [M9579] Oman K003302020 Yes
Sintenis, P. [2998] Armenia K003301989 Yes
Trott, A.C. [556] Iran K003302004 Yes
Koie, M. [2753] Afghanistan K003302009 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Türkiye K003301988 Yes
Guichard, K.M. [T/127/60] Türkiye K003301984 Yes
Davis [47565] Türkiye K003301981 Yes
Tessmann, G. [2698] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K004456083 Yes
de Saeger [[75]] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K004456090 Yes
Griffith [1239] Afghanistan K003302017 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Iran K003302003 Yes
Aitchison, J.E.T. [6] Afghanistan K003302006 Yes
Grey-Wilson, C.; Hewer, T.F. [1634] Afghanistan K003301995 Yes
Quarre [2557] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K004456087 Yes
Baron, R. [2448] Madagascar K000076027 Unknown Type Material Yes
Maconochie, J.R. [3665] Oman K003302021 Yes
Bunge, A. [1] Iran K003302000 Yes
Atchinson, J.E.T. [415] Afghanistan K003302008 Yes
Balls, E.K.; Gourlay, W.B. [1984] Türkiye K003301983 Yes
de Craene [231] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K004456084 Yes
Furse, P. [9063] Iran K003301996 Yes
Pichler [s.n.] Iran K003301998 Yes
Pichler, T. [s.n.] Iran K003302001 Yes
Griffith [1384] Afghanistan K003302013 Yes
Trott, A.C. [556] Iran K003302005 Yes
s.coll. [1383] Afghanistan K003302016 Yes
Noel, D.F.D. [12] Afghanistan K003302012 Yes
Weidemann [s.n.] Türkiye K003301986 Yes
Baron, R. [s.n.] Madagascar K000076025 Unknown Type Material Yes
Trott, A.C. [791] Iran K003301997 Yes
Baron, R. [2336] Madagascar K000076026 Unknown Type Material Yes
Sherriff, G. K:SPC-17760.000 No
Sintenis, P. [4881] Türkiye K003301990 Yes
Louis, J. (Dr.) [4709] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K004456088 Yes
Louis, J. (Dr.) [4709] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K004456089 Yes
Calvert, H.H.; Zohrab, J. [753] Armenia K003301987 Yes
Davis [47516] Türkiye K003301980 Yes
Griffith [1383] Afghanistan K003302015 Yes
Sintenis, P. [4881] Türkiye K003301992 Yes
Rawi; Chak; Alizzi; Nuri [19815] Iraq K003301994 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2026. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2026. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images