Clematis leschenaultiana

Clematis lechenaultiana DC., Syst. Nat. [Candolle] 1: 151 (1817). 

Clematis lechenaultiana DC., Photo by Mặt Trời Cuối Đông

The native range of this species is China to JApan (S. Kyushu) and W. & Central Malesia. It is a climber and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Vietnamese name: 

Ông lão leschenault, Hoa ông lão java

Scientific name: 

Clematis leschenaultiana DC.

Family: 

Ranunculaceae

Uses: 

Treat rheumatism, bone pain, poisonous snake bites, red and painful eyes, difficulty urinating (vine stem).

Distribution: 

Lao Cai (Sa Pa, Mong Xen), Lang Son (Dong Dang, Van Linh, Cai Kinh), Quang Ninh, Thanh Hoa.

Flowering and fruiting season: 

February - May.