Clematis zeylanica is a species of liana belonging to the family Ranunculaceae which is native to Asia. It was earlier classified as Naravelia zeylanica,[1] but was renamed when molecular phylogenetic research revealed that the genus was nested in Clematis.[2]
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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. zeylanica
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| Clematis zeylanica | |
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Habitat
editThe native range of this species is the Indian Subcontinent to China and Indo-China. It grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.[3] In Sri Lanka, its status has been assessed as near-threatened due to deforestation.[4]
References
edit- ^ Tamura, Michio (1986). "A revision of genus Naravelia". Acta Phytotaxonomy and Geobotany. XXXVII (4–6). The Japanese Society for Plant Systematics: 106–110. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
- ^ Xie, Lei; Wen, Jun; Li, Liang-Qian (2011). "Phylogenetic Analyses of Clematis (Ranunculaceae) based on Sequences of Nuclear Ribosomal ITS and Three Plastid Regions". Systematic Botany. 36 (4). American Society of Plant Taxonomists: 907–921. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
- ^ "Clematis zeylanica (L.) Poir. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2024-08-11.
- ^ "Flora of Sri Lanka". www.floraofsrilanka.com. Retrieved 2024-08-11.
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