Ranunculaceae
Clematis

Clematis simensis Fresen.

First published in Mus. Senckenberg. 2: 267 (1837)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tropical Africa, SW. Arabian Peninsula, Madagascar. It is a liana and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Chad, Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gulf of Guinea Is., Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Brundu, G. & Camarda, I. (2013). The Flora of Chad: a checklist and brief analysis. PhytoKeys 23: 1-18.
  • Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Edwards, S., Tadesse, M., Demissew, S. & Hedberg, I. (eds.) (2000). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 2(1): 1-532. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.
  • Exell, A.W. & Wild, H. (eds.) (1960). Flora Zambesiaca 1(1): 1-336. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Fischer, E., Rembold, K., Althof, A. & Obholzer, J. (2010). Annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Kakamega forest, Western province, Kenya. Journal of East African Natural History 99: 129-226.
  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.
  • Hutchinson, J., Dalziel, J.M. & Keay, R.W.J. (1954-1958). Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 1: 1-828.
  • Miller, A.G. & Cope, T.A. (1996). Flora of the Arabian peninsula and Socotra 1: 1-586. Edinburgh university press.
  • Sita, P. & Moutsambote, J.-M. (2005). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Congo, ed. sept. 2005: 1-158. ORSTOM, Centre de Brazzaville.
  • Timberlake, J.R., Bayliss, J., Alves, T., Francisco, J., Harris, T., Nangoma, D. & de Sousa, C. (2009). Biodiversity and Conservation of Mchese Mountain, Malawi. Report produced under the Darwin Initiative Award 15/036: 1-71. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Wood, J.R.I. (1997). A handbook of the Yemen Flora: 1-434. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • Turrill & Milne-Redhead in F.T.E.A. Ranunc. 6.
  • —F.T.A. 1: 6

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Brundu, G. & Camarda, I. (2013). The Flora of Chad: a checklist and brief analysis. PhytoKeys 23: 1-18.
  • Fischer, E., Rembold, K., Althof, A. & Obholzer, J. (2010). Annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Kakamega forest, Western province, Kenya. Journal of East African Natural History 99: 129-226.

Flora of Somalia

  • Flora Somalia, Vol 1, (1993) Author: by M. Thulin [updated by M. Thulin 2008]

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Fresen. in Mus. Senckenb. 2: 267 (1837).
  • Oliv. in Flora of Tropical Africa 1: 6 (1868).
  • P. Staner & J. Léonard, Flore du Congo Belge et du Ruanda-Urundi, 2: 191 (1951).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Nov 1, 2003 Tadjouteu, F. [415] Cameroon K000541150 Yes
Nov 1, 2003 Ghogue, J.-P. [1098] Cameroon K000541151 Yes
Jul 1, 2002 Etuge, M. [1524] Cameroon K000026901 Yes
Jul 1, 2002 Etuge, M. [4387] Cameroon K000026900 Yes
Jul 1, 2002 Etuge, M. [4043] Cameroon K000026902 Yes
Dec 1, 2000 Buzgo, M. [627] Cameroon K000337502 Yes
Dec 1, 2000 Etuge, M. [3378] Cameroon K000199994 Yes
Dec 1, 2000 Munyenyembe, P. [765] Cameroon K000199997 Yes
Dec 1, 2000 Kamundi, D. [630] Cameroon K000199992 Yes
Dec 1, 2000 Kamundi, D. [604] Cameroon K000199993 Yes
Dec 1, 2000 Buzgo, M. [636] Cameroon K000337501 Yes
Feb 1, 1997 Etuge, M. [3340] Cameroon K000199995 Yes
Feb 1, 1997 Zapfack, L. [1108] Cameroon K000199996 Yes
Jan 1, 1997 Tekwe, C. [345] Cameroon K000510963 Yes
Jan 1, 1993 Tchouto (Mbatchou), P. [276] Cameroon K000510966 Yes
Jan 1, 1957 Maitland, T.D. [0s.n.12] Cameroon K000105427 Yes
Jan 1, 1957 Maitland, T.D. [0s.n.11] Cameroon K000105426 Yes
Jan 1, 1957 Maitland, T.D. [0s.n.11] Cameroon K000105424 Yes
Jan 1, 1957 Maitland, T.D. [0s.n.11] Cameroon K000105425 Yes
Jan 1, 1950 Maitland, T.D. [247] Cameroon K000105428 Yes
Jan 1, 1950 Maitland, T.D. [437] Cameroon K000105432 Yes
Jan 1, 1950 Dunlap [110] Cameroon K000105430 Yes
Jan 1, 1950 Dunlap [215] Cameroon K000105431 Yes
Jan 1, 1950 Maitland, T.D. [1230] Cameroon K000105429 Yes
Oct 1, 1949 [Unknown] [576] Equatorial Guinea K000076051 Type Yes
Oct 1, 1949 [Unknown] [576] Equatorial Guinea K000076050 Type Yes
Dunlap [78] Cameroon K000105423 Yes
Thorold, C.A. [32] Cameroon K000105434 Yes
Mann, G. [2170] Cameroon K000105422 Yes
Sidwell, K. [42] Cameroon K001518644 Yes
Sidwell, K. [42] Cameroon K001518645 Yes
Mann, G. [1245] Cameroon K000105420 Yes
Boughey, A.S. [GC 10775] Cameroon K000105441 Yes
Breteler, F.J. [MC 26] Cameroon K000105445 Yes
Boughey, A.S. [10681] Cameroon K000105437 Yes
Rüppell [s.n.] Ethiopia K000076039 Type No
Adams, C.D. [11334] Cameroon K000105439 Yes
Thorold, C.A. [38] Cameroon K000105436 Yes
Boughey, A.S. [GC 10864] Cameroon K000105438 Yes
Timberlake, J. [5334] Malawi K000614680 Yes
Hedberg, O. [93139] Cameroon K000087419 Yes
Mann, G. [2170] Cameroon K000105421 Yes
Thorold, C.A. [38] Cameroon K000105435 Yes
Mann, G. [1245] Cameroon K000105419 Yes
Breteler, F.J. [301] Cameroon K000105444 Yes
s.coll. [1512] K000076038 Type No
Sanford, W.W. [5494] Cameroon K000105442 Yes
Breteler, F.J. [191] Cameroon K000105443 Yes

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