| Family: Ranunculaceae | Genus: Clematis | Species: Clematis roylei Rehder( नकछिकनी ) |
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| Synonym | Clematis nutans Royle | Flower Color | White |
| Common Name | Nakchikni, Bonga-khanti. | Flower Type | Panicle |
| English / Trade Name | Royle's Clematis | Flowering Period | Oct-Dec |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Nakchikni | Fruiting Period | April-June |
| Altitude | Up to 2000 m. | Fruit Type | Achene |
| Habit | Climber | Fruit Details | Fruit achenes ovate |
| Habitat | Common, along banks of rivers, forest edges. | Bark Type | Smooth |
| Distribution | Himalaya, Uttar Pradesh to Bhutan and Nepal. | Bark Details | Smooth and brown in colour. |
| Distribution in Haryana | Morni-Pinjore | Origin | Native |
| Leaf Type | Compound | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Ovate | ||
| Description of Species | Slender, hairy climbers; stem ribbed, branches villous or sparsely so. Leaves 3 – 5 foliate, 2 – pinnate or decompounds; leaflets ovate – lanceolate, rounded or oblique at base, entire or serrate – dentate along margins, acute to acuminate, hairy on both surfaces. Flower axillary, 3 – many flowered, pubescent panicles, cream – white or pale yellow; Sepals 4 – 5, erect or spreading, broadly oblong, recurved at tips, villous outside. Filaments linear, hairy towards base only, anthers mucronate. Fruits achenes ovoid – ellipsoid, compressed, silky. | Leaf Details | Leaves 3 – 5 foliate, 2 – pinnate or decompounds; leaflets ovate – lanceolate, rounded or oblique at base, entire or serrate – dentate along margins, acute to acuminate, hairy on both surfaces. |
