Clematis leschenaultianaDC.

WFO wfo-0000610193 Accepted WFO 2026-06 8 photographs CC0 / CC BY / CC BY-SA

Plate 1 figs. a–h · 8 separate observations

Clematis leschenaultiana, photographed by 葉子
fig. a 葉子, CC0 1.0 / 2022-02-11 / obs. 179902188
Clematis leschenaultiana, photographed by 黃美滿
fig. b 黃美滿, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 112889786
Clematis leschenaultiana, photographed by Jacy Chen
fig. c Jacy Chen, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 111400720
Clematis leschenaultiana, photographed by Dan Schofield
fig. d Dan Schofield, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 113946630
Clematis leschenaultiana, photographed by 國立臺灣博物館
fig. e 國立臺灣博物館, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 59081386
Clematis leschenaultiana, photographed by fagushayata
fig. f fagushayata, CC BY-SA 4.0 / obs. 32076998
Clematis leschenaultiana, photographed by fagushayata
fig. g fagushayata, CC BY-SA 4.0 / obs. 32077382
Clematis leschenaultiana, photographed by Lin Scott
fig. h Lin Scott, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 29758821

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Native range 12 botanical countries

Regions where Clematis leschenaultiana is native: China South-Central, China Southeast, Hainan, Japan, Nansei-shoto, Taiwan, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Philippines, Sumatera, Vietnam China South-CentralChina SoutheastHainanJapanTaiwanJawaLaosLesser Sunda Is.PhilippinesSumateraVietnam Nansei-shoto
Native distribution of Clematis leschenaultiana, after Kew’s World Checklist of Vascular Plants. Introduced, extinct and doubtful records are excluded, so this is where the plant is from, not everywhere it now grows. Regions too small to draw at this scale are marked with a dot.
RegionTDWG codeContinent
China South-Central CHC ASIA-TEMPERATE
China Southeast CHS
Hainan CHH
Japan JAP
Nansei-shoto NNS
Taiwan TAI
Jawa JAW ASIA-TROPICAL
Laos LAO
Lesser Sunda Is. LSI
Philippines PHI
Sumatera SUM
Vietnam VIE

Region boundaries approximated from Natural Earth (public domain) and mapped to TDWG World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions (WGSRPD) level-3 botanical countries (Brummitt 2001). Indicative, not the official WGSRPD geometry.

Also published as 13 synonyms

A synonym is not an error. It is a record of botanists disagreeing, in print, about where this plant belongs. Each of these was somebody’s considered answer.

  • Clematis acuminata subsp. leschenaultiana (DC.) Brühl
  • Clematis acuminata var. leschenaultiana (DC.) Kuntze
  • Clematis angustifolia (Hayata) Hayata
  • Clematis caesariata Hance
  • Clematis fulva Zoll. & Moritzi
  • Clematis leschenaultiana var. angustifolia Hayata
  • Clematis leschenaultiana var. denticulata Merr.
  • Clematis leschenaultiana var. fulva (Zoll. & Moritzi) Kuntze
  • Clematis leschenaultiana var. subglabrifolia Merr.
  • Clematis noronhiana DC.
  • Clematis splendens H.Lév. & Vaniot
  • Clematis sumatrana Ridl.
  • Clematis tessen Hassk.

Sourcesevery claim on this page

  1. World Flora Online Plant List. accepted name, authority, classification. CC0. Retrieved 2026-07-12.
  2. iNaturalist. photographs and flowering annotations, CC0 / CC BY / CC BY-SA only. per photograph. Retrieved 2026-06-27.
  3. Kew, World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP v16). native distribution by TDWG level-3 botanical country, and life form. CC BY 3.0. Retrieved 2026-06-04.

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