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Family: Ranunculaceae	Genus: Clematis	Species: Clematis gouriana Roxb. ex Dc.( चुरणहार )

Habit	Leaf	Flower	Fruit	Bark

Synonym	Clematis martini H.Lév., Clematis substipulata Kuntze, Clematis vitalba subsp. gouriana (Roxb. ex DC.) Kuntze	Flower Color	Greenish
Common Name	Belkum, Churanhar, Gometi, Morvel, Murva.	Flower Type	Panicle
English / Trade Name	Gourian Clematis, Indian travelers's joy	Flowering Period	Oct-Dec
Vernacular /Local Name	Belkum, Churanhar,	Fruiting Period	Jan-March
Altitude	Churanhar,	Fruit Type	Achene
Habit	Climber	Fruit Details	Achenes narrowly ovoid – oblong, densely hairy, with long feathery styles.
Habitat	Common; montane and submontane forests, climbing on bushes and trees.	Bark Type	Smooth
Distribution	Most parts of India; Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan and Sri Lanka.	Bark Details	Leaves 1 – 2 pinnately compound; leaflets ovate, elliptic – lanceolate, rounded or cordate at base, entire or serrate near apex, acute or acuminate apex; petiole not connate at base. Inflorescences axillary or terminal panicles.
Distribution in Haryana	Yamuna Nagar	Origin	Native
		Leaf Type	Compound
		Leaf Arrangement	Alternate (leaves born singly along stem)
		Leaf Shape	Ovate
Description of Species	Evergreen climbers; stem and branches 6 – 12 ribbed – furrowed, glabrous or sparsely hairy when young. Leaves 1 – 2 pinnately compound; leaflets ovate, elliptic – lanceolate, rounded or cordate at base, entire or serrate near apex, acute or acuminate apex; petiole not connate at base. Inflorescences axillary or terminal panicles. Flowers greenish – white or pale – white, scented. Sepals 4, spreading from base, oblong – elliptic, rounded at apex, pubescent. Stamens 30 – 35; filaments linear, flat, glabrous. Carpels 10 – 15, oblong or linear, hairy. Achenes narrowly ovoid – oblong, densely hairy, with long feathery styles.	Leaf Details	Leaves 1 – 2 pinnately compound; leaflets ovate, elliptic – lanceolate, rounded or cordate at base, entire or serrate near apex, acute or acuminate apex; petiole not connate at base. Inflorescences axillary or terminal panicles.

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