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- = Clematis parkinsoniana Colenso, Trans. & Proc. New Zealand Inst. 12: 359 (1879 [1880])
Evergreen woody climber. Lvs glabrous or sparsely hairy, 3-foliolate, (2.3)–5.5–9 × (1.8)–4.5–8–(12) cm; leaflets thinly coriaceous, ovate, obtuse to acute; margins entire to sinuate, rarely crenately lobed or serrate; petiole hairy, 1.5–5–(9) cm long. Fls unisexual, in axillary dichasial cymes, strongly scented. Bracts paired, united, inserted about middle of pedicel. ♂ fls: sepals (5)–6–(8), imbricate, yellow, glabrous above, pilose beneath, ovate-oblong, 6–12–(23) × 2–5–(7) mm; anthers 0.8–1.5 mm long; filaments glabrous. ♀ fls: sepals 5–8, imbricate, yellow, glabrous above, pilose beneath, ovate, 6–11 × 3–5 mm; staminodes few. Achenes hairy, 2–4 mm long. Style 1.4–3 cm long at fruiting.
[From: Webb et al. (1988) Flora of New Zealand. Volume 4.]
Flowering: Sep.–Nov.; Fruiting: Nov.–Jan.