Clematis RANUNCULACEAE Paeonia 



Key to the Species 



a. Peduncles axillary, 1-fld. 



Lvs. simple 1 . C. henryi 



Lvs. compound. 



Lvs. ternate; lfts. sharply toothed 2. C. montana 



Lvs. biternate; lfts. entire or with a few lobes or teeth 3. C. florida 



aa. Infl. in axillary or terminal panicles. 



b. Panicles mostly 3-5-fld 4 . C. finetiana 



bb. Panicles several-fid. 



c. Lvs. trifoliolate, incised or cleft, pubescent 5. C. apii : folia 



cc. Lvs. mostly 5-foliolate. 



d. Margins of the lfts. entire. 



Plants darkened conspicuously in drying : pedicels 



glabrous 6 . C. chimensis 



Plants not darkened conspicuously in drying. 



Pedicels pubescent: achenes ovate, pubescent .... 7. C. paniculata 

 Pedicels glabrous: achenes oblanceolate, glabrous. 8. C. uncinate/, 

 dd. Margins of the lfts. variously incised. 



Sepals nearly glabrous outside 9. C. brevicaudata 



var. lissocarpa 

 Sepals densely pubescent outside 10. C. grata 



1. Clematis henryi Oliv. (H.I. 19: 1819). Woody vine; fls. white. China; locally in 

 An., Che. Forest undergrowth. 



2. Clematis montana Buch.-Ham. ace. to DC. (R.M.214). Woody climber to 8m.; 

 fls. V; fr. VI; achenes glabrous, styles plumose. Himalayas, central and western 

 China; locally in An., Ki. Woodland. 



3. Clematis florida Thunb. |£$|H (T'ieh Hsien Lien; Steel-wire Lotus) (R.M.213). 

 Woody vine; fls. white, VII-IX. fr. IX-X. Central China; locally in An., Ku. 

 Brushland. 



4. Clematis finetiana Levi. & Vant. (C. pavoliniana Pampan.) (R.M.215). Woody 

 vine; fls. IV; fr. IX-X. China; locally in An., Ki., Ku. Mixed woods. 



5. Clematis apiifolia DC. ic^ (Nu Wei; Female Luxuriant-plant) (R.M. 217). Woody 

 vine; fls. white, VII-IX; fr. IX-X. Japan, China; locally in An., Che., Ki., Ku. 

 Brushland. 



6. Clematis chinensis Retz. f^M.i\H (Wei Ling Hsien; Luxuriant Efficacious Fairy) 

 (R.M.216). Woody vine; fls. white, VI-IX; fr. IX-X. Central China to Indo- 

 China; locally in An., Ki., Ku. Mixed forest. 



7. Clematis paniculata Thunb. ^H (Ta Liao; Noble Polygonum) (R.M.216). Woody 

 vine; fls. white, V-VII; fr. VIII-IX. Japan, Korea, eastern China; locally in 

 An., Che., Ki., Ku. Open woods. 



8. Clematis uncinata Champ. ^%$MM (Mao T'ieh Hsien Lien; Hairy Clematis) 

 (R.M.216). Climbling woody vine; fls. white, VII; fr. VIII-IX. China; locally in 

 An., Che., Ki. Thickets. 



9. Clematis brevicaudata DC. var. lissocarpa Rehd. & Wils. (R.M. 218). Woody 

 vine; fls. VIII; fr. IX. China; locally in An., Ki. Woodland. 



10. Clematis grata Wall. ±1fTM (Ta Mu T'ung; Noble Akebia) (R.M.218). Woody 

 vine; fls. white, VI-VIII; fr. VII-IX. Temperate eastern Asia; locally in An., 

 Ki. Mixed forest. 



2. Paeonia Linn. Peony ^^S (Mu Tan Shu) 

 Tall herbs or shrubs: lvs. large, alternate, cleft or divided: fls. large and showy ; 



117 



