Clematis brachiata (Kenya) ?

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Clematis brachiata, commonly known as Traveller’s Joy, is a hardy, deciduous South African liana belonging to the Ranunculaceae family.

It tends to clamber to the tops of trees and shrubs, sprawling over the crowns. Leaves are compound with from 1 to 7 leaflets. Attractive fragrant flowers appear in summer. Achenes are covered in fine silky hair.
This species is common in the Transvaal and kwaZulu-Natal and was first described by Carl Peter Thunberg (1743-1828), the celebrated Swedish naturalist.
“Clema” is Greek for a liane, and the Latin specific name “brachiata” means “provided with arms” since the right-angled and opposite branching habit resembles arms sticking out of a torso.
(from Wikipedia on 20.10.16)
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Clematis For ID : Kenya : 05OCT16 : AK-2 : 4 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (3)

Clematis seen growing in the wild in Kenya during visit in July.

For Species id please.

Probably C. brachiata, but I am not sure. That is a difficult species anyways, hard to distinguish from C. hirsuta and hybridising with other species of Clematis.

Clematis brachiata Thunb.

 

 

References: Catalogue of Life  The Plant List Ver.1.1  IPNI  Plantzafrica GBIF (with type specimen) Flora of Zimbabwe  Wikipedia