Classification
Class
Magnoliopsida Brongn.
Order
Ranunculales Juss. ex Bercht. & J.Presl
Family
Ranunculaceae
Genus
Clematis L.
 Nomenclature
Scientific Name:
Clematis marata J.B.Armstr., Trans. & Proc. New Zealand Inst. 13: 335 (1880 [1881])
 Description

Slender low-climbing evergreen woody climber. Lvs hairy on both sides, 3-foliolate, dull green, 1.5–4–(7) × 1–3–(4) cm; leaflets coriaceous, variable in shape, divided into 3 or more spathulate lobes, occasionally pinnatifid; petiole 1–4–(4.5) cm long. Fls unisexual, solitary or 2–4 clustered in lf axils. Bracts in 1–2 pairs, ± connate, spathulate, hairy. ♂ fls: sepals 4–(5), imbricate, yellowish green, glabrous above, hairy beneath, ovate-oblong, 8–15 × 3–6 mm; anthers 1–2 mm long; filaments glabrous. ♀ fls: sepals 4–(5), imbricate, slightly greener than ♂, glabrous above, ± silky hairy beneath, ovate-oblong, 8–12 × 3–6 mm; staminodes few. Achenes glabrous, 3–5 mm long. Style 1.5–2.5 cm long at fruiting.

[From: Webb et al. (1988) Flora of New Zealand. Volume 4.]

 Biostatus
Indigenous (Endemic)
 Phenology

Flowering: Sep.–Dec.; Fruiting: Dec.–Mar.

 Bibliography
Armstrong, J.B. 1881: Descriptions of new and rare New Zealand plants. Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute 13: 335–343.
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]