Clematis brachiata, commonly known as traveller's joy, is a hardy, deciduous Southern African liana of the family Ranunculaceae.
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Scientific classification 
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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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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]
See also
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edit- ^ "Traveller's joy (Clematis brachiata)". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2024-07-29.
- ^ "Clematis brachiata Thunb. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2024-07-28.
- ^ "Flora of Zambia: Species information: Clematis brachiata". www.zambiaflora.com. Retrieved 2024-07-28.
External links
edit- Dressler, S.; Schmidt, M. & Zizka, G. (2014). "Clematis brachiata". African plants – a Photo Guide. Frankfurt/Main: Forschungsinstitut Senckenberg.
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