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Classification
Class
Family
Genus
Nomenclature
Scientific Name:
Clematis paniculata J.F.Gmel. (1791)
Synonymy:
- = Clematis indivisa Willd. (1800)
Vernacular Name(s):
Pikiarero; Pōhue; Pōpokonui-a-hura; Pūānanga; Puapua; Puatataua; Puataua; Puatauataua; Puawānanga; Puawhānanga; White clematis
Description
Robust high-climbing evergreen woody climber. Lvs glabrous above, sparsely hairy beneath, 3-foliolate, (5)–7–13–(18) × 6–12–(19) cm; leaflets coriaceous, broadly ovate to broad-oblong, cordate to truncate at base; margin entire to crenately toothed or lobed near apex, rarely deeply lobed to almost dissected; petiole (2)–3–6–(7) cm long. Fls unisexual, in compound axillary dichasial cymes. Bracts paired; lower pair often leaflike, united, usually inserted below middle of pedicel. ♂ fls: sepals 6, imbricate, white, glabrous above, hairy beneath, spathulate to obovate or oblong, 25–35–(45) × 8–15–(20) mm; anthers 1.5–2–(2.5) mm long; filaments sparsely hairy or glabrous. ♀ fls: sepals 6, similar to ♂, (16)–20–25–(35) × 7–10–(13) mm; staminodes few. Achenes hairy, 2–4 mm long. Style (2.5)–3.5–6.5 cm long at fruiting.
[From: Webb et al. (1988) Flora of New Zealand. Volume 4.]
Biostatus
Indigenous (Endemic)
Phenology
Flowering: Aug.–Nov.; Fruiting: Oct.–Jan.
Bibliography
de Lange, P.J.; Rolfe, J.R.; Barkla J.W.; Courtney, S.P.; Champion, P.D.; Perrie, L.R.; Beadel, S.N.; Ford, K.A.; Breitwieser, I.; Schönberger, I.; Hindmarsh-Walls, R.; Heenan, P.B.; Ladley, K. 2018: Conservation status of New Zealand indigenous vascular plants, 2017. New Zealand Threat Classification Series. No. 22. [Not Threatened]
de Lange, P.J.; Rolfe, J.R.; Champion, P.D.; Courtney, S.P.; Heenan, P.B.; Barkla, J.W.; Cameron, E.K.; Norton, D.A.; Hitchmough, R.A. 2013: Conservation status of New Zealand indigenous vascular plants, 2012. New Zealand Threat Classification Series 3. Department of Conservation, Wellington. [Not Threatened]
