Clematis chrysocarpa
bijuga
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Habit
Upland hill miombo woodland
Mafinga Mountains, Mafinga District
Jan 2022
Photo: Nick Wightman
Habit
Kalahari woodland
Kalema, Kaoma District
Jan 2024
Photo: Nick Wightman
Leaf
Kalahari woodland
Kalema, Kaoma District
Jan 2024
Photo: Nick Wightman
Flower
Kalahari woodland
Kalema, Kaoma District
Jan 2024
Photo: Nick Wightman
Flower
Kalahari woodland
Kalema, Kaoma District
Jan 2024
Photo: Nick Wightman
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| Synonyms: |
Clematis chrysocarpa (Welw. ex Oliv.) Hutch. Clematis chrysocarpoides De Wild. |
| Common names: | |
| Frequency: | Rare |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Erect herb or shrublet to 2 m tall. Leaves 3-foliolate or pinnate with 2-3 pairs of side leaflets (the side leaflets sometimes 3-foliolate). Flowers solitary, white, petals 2-3.2 cm long. Seed heads golden brown. |
| Type location: |
Tanzania |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | chrysocarpa : golden-fruited bijuga : two paired |
| Habitat: | Moist miombo woodland and montane scrub margins of secondary forest |
| Altitude range: (metres) | |
| Flowering time: | Jan - Feb |
| Worldwide distribution: | DRC, Zambia, Malawi, Mozambique and Tanzania Rare |
| FZ divisions: | W,C |
| Zambian distribution (Provinces): | Mc,C,W |
| Growth form(s): | Perennial. |
| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | |
| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Thursday 5 June 2025 |
| Literature: |
Burrows, J.E. & Willis, C.K. (eds) (2005). Plants of the Nyika Plateau Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 31 SABONET, Pretoria Page 233. (Includes a picture). |
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