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Clematis tibetana

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Ethnobotanical Use
General Uses
Synonyms
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Subtypes (subspecies, varieties, subvarieties, forms)
Germination/Propagation
Distribution
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Internal ID UUID644011e5cf3b7724225430
Scientific name Clematis tibetana
Authority Kuntze
First published in Verh. Bot. Vereins Prov. Brandenburg 26: 172 (1885)

Ethnobotanical Use Top

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Common products:
Clematis tibetana is cultivated primarily as an ornamental climbing vine for garden and landscape display. Plants are sold by specialist nurseries and garden centers for use in borders, trellises, pergolas, rock gardens and alpine plantings. The species is listed in horticultural reference works and plant‑finder databases (e.g., RHS Plant Finder) indicating its commercial availability for decorative purposes.

Properties relevant to use:
- Growth habit: woody, deciduous, twining climber that can reach several metres in height, providing a structural framework for vertical gardening.
- Flower morphology: funnel‑shaped, blue‑violet to violet‑purple blossoms appear in midsummer, offering a conspicuous floral display prized by gardeners.
- Cold tolerance: native to high‑altitude regions of the Himalayas, the species is adapted to cool temperate climates and tolerates frost, making it suitable for temperate horticultural zones.
- Longevity: a perennial that can persist for many years with appropriate support and periodic pruning, allowing long‑term ornamental value.
- Cultivation requirements: thrives in well‑drained soils; tolerates partial shade to full sun; requires moderate watering during establishment and performs best when provided with a suitable climbing support.

Sustainability and sourcing:
Commercial propagation of C. tibetana is carried out through cuttings and seed in specialist nurseries, reducing reliance on wild collection. Because demand is limited and the species is not widely harvested from natural populations, horticultural use poses minimal pressure on wild stocks. Sustainable sourcing practices typical of ornamental plant production—controlled nursery propagation and avoidance of wild collection—are employed for this taxon.

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Language Common/alternative name
Japanese クレマティス・ティベターナ
Russian Клематис тибетский
Russian Ломонос тибетский
Chinese 中印铁线莲

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Varieties (abbr. var.) Top

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Clematis tibetana var. dentata Grey-Wilson Kew Bull. 44: 48 (1989)
Clematis tibetana var. laciniifolia Grey-Wilson Kew Bull. 44: 48 (1989)
Clematis tibetana var. tibetana
Clematis tibetana var. vernayi (C.E.C.Fisch.) Grey-Wilson Kew Bull. 44: 48 (1989)

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Sow at 4°C for 3 weeks, then increase to 20°C.

Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top

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  • Asia-tropical
    • Indian Subcontinent
      • Nepal
      • Pakistan
      • West Himalaya

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0000610787
Tropicos 50125953
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:710132-1
The Plant List kew-2726830
Open Tree Of Life 972666
NCBI Taxonomy 748718
IPNI 710132-1
iNaturalist 412236
GBIF 7277649
EOL 2903696
USDA GRIN 467856

Genomes (via NCBI) Top

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Scientific Literature Top

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Title Authors Publication Released IDs
Plant Resources Utilization among Different Ethnic Groups of Ladakh in Trans-Himalayan Region Haq SM, Yaqoob U, Calixto ES, Rahman IU, Hashem A, Abd_Allah EF, Alakeel MA, Alqarawi AA, Abdalla M, Hassan M, Bussmann RW, Abbasi AM, Ur Rahman S, Ijaz F Biology (Basel) 26-Aug-2021
PMCID:PMC8468708
doi:10.3390/biology10090827
PMID:34571704
Foods, macronutrients and fibre in the diet of blue sheep (Psuedois nayaur) in the Annapurna Conservation Area of Nepal Aryal A, Coogan SC, Ji W, Rothman JM, Raubenheimer D Ecol Evol 26-Aug-2015
PMCID:PMC4588638
doi:10.1002/ece3.1661
PMID:26445655
Studies on the constituents of Clematis species. VIII. Triterpenoid saponins from the aerial part of Clematis tibetana KUNTZ. Kawata Y, Kizu H, Miyaichi Y, Tomimori T Chem Pharm Bull (Tokyo) 01-May-2001
doi:10.1248/CPB.49.635
PMID:11383622

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Name PubChem ID Canonical SMILES MW Found in Proof
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Fatty Acyls / Fatty alcohols
Dec-4-yne-3,6-diol 85106690 Click to see 170.25 unknown https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.49.635
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Terpene glycosides / Triterpene glycosides / Triterpene saponins
[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-[[(2R,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxymethyl]oxan-2-yl] (4aS,6aS,6bR,9R,10S,12aR)-10-[(2S,3R,4S,5S)-4,5-dihydroxy-3-[(2S,3R,4R,5R,6S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-methyloxan-2-yl]oxyoxan-2-yl]oxy-9-(hydroxymethyl)-2,2,6a,6b,9,12a-hexamethyl-1,3,4,5,6,6a,7,8,8a,10,11,12,13,14b-tetradecahydropicene-4a-carboxylate 3084573 Click to see 1075.20 unknown https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.49.635
[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-6-[[(2R,3R,4R,5S,6R)-3,4-dihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)-5-[(2S,3R,4R,5R,6S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-methyloxan-2-yl]oxyoxan-2-yl]oxymethyl]-3,4,5-trihydroxyoxan-2-yl] (4aS,6aR,6aR,6bS,8aR,9R,10S,12aR,14bS)-10-[(2S,3R,4S,5S)-4,5-dihydroxy-3-[(2S,3R,4R,5R,6S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-methyloxan-2-yl]oxyoxan-2-yl]oxy-9-(hydroxymethyl)-2,2,6a,6b,9,12a-hexamethyl-1,3,4,5,6,6a,7,8,8a,10,11,12,13,14b-tetradecahydropicene-4a-carboxylate 162995977 Click to see CC1C(C(C(C(O1)OC2C(OC(C(C2O)O)OCC3C(C(C(C(O3)OC(=O)C45CCC(CC4C6=CCC7C8(CCC(C(C8CCC7(C6(CC5)C)C)(C)CO)OC9C(C(C(CO9)O)O)OC1C(C(C(C(O1)C)O)O)O)C)(C)C)O)O)O)CO)O)O)O 1221.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.49.635
[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-6-[[(2R,3R,4R,5S,6R)-3,4-dihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)-5-[(2S,3R,4R,5R,6S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-methyloxan-2-yl]oxyoxan-2-yl]oxymethyl]-3,4,5-trihydroxyoxan-2-yl] (4aS,6aR,6aS,6bR,8aR,9R,10S,12aR,14bS)-10-[(2S,3R,4S,5S)-3-[(2S,3R,4R,5S,6S)-4-[(2S,3R,4S,5R)-5-[(2R,3R,4R,5S,6R)-5-[(2S,3R,4R,5S,6R)-5-[(E)-3-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)prop-2-enoyl]oxy-3,4-dihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxy-3,4-dihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxy-3,4-dihydroxyoxan-2-yl]oxy-3,5-dihydroxy-6-methyloxan-2-yl]oxy-4,5-dihydroxyoxan-2-yl]oxy-9-(hydroxymethyl)-2,2,6a,6b,9,12a-hexamethyl-1,3,4,5,6,6a,7,8,8a,10,11,12,13,14b-tetradecahydropicene-4a-carboxylate 101718874 Click to see 1839.90 unknown https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.49.635
[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-6-[[(2R,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4-dihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)-5-[(2S,3R,4R,5R,6S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-methyloxan-2-yl]oxyoxan-2-yl]oxymethyl]-3,4,5-trihydroxyoxan-2-yl] (4aS,6aR,6aS,6bR,8aR,9R,10S,12aR,14bS)-10-[(2R,3S,4S,5R)-3-[(2S,3R,4R,5S,6S)-4-[(2S,3R,4S,5R)-5-[(2R,3R,4S,5S,6R)-5-[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3-[(E)-3-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)prop-2-enoyl]oxy-4,5-dihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxy-3,4-dihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxy-3,4-dihydroxyoxan-2-yl]oxy-3,5-dihydroxy-6-methyloxan-2-yl]oxy-4,5-dihydroxyoxan-2-yl]oxy-9-(hydroxymethyl)-2,2,6a,6b,9,12a-hexamethyl-1,3,4,5,6,6a,7,8,8a,10,11,12,13,14b-tetradecahydropicene-4a-carboxylate 163053158 Click to see 1839.90 unknown https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.49.635
[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-6-[[(2R,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4-dihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)-5-[(2S,3R,4R,5R,6S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-methyloxan-2-yl]oxyoxan-2-yl]oxymethyl]-3,4,5-trihydroxyoxan-2-yl] (4aS,6aR,6aS,6bR,8aR,9S,10S,12aS,14bS)-10-[(2S,3R,4S,5S)-4,5-dihydroxy-3-[(2S,3R,4R,5R,6S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-methyloxan-2-yl]oxyoxan-2-yl]oxy-9-formyl-2,2,6a,6b,9,12a-hexamethyl-1,3,4,5,6,6a,7,8,8a,10,11,12,13,14b-tetradecahydropicene-4a-carboxylate 163037765 Click to see CC1C(C(C(C(O1)OC2C(OC(C(C2O)O)OCC3C(C(C(C(O3)OC(=O)C45CCC(CC4C6=CCC7C8(CCC(C(C8CCC7(C6(CC5)C)C)(C)C=O)OC9C(C(C(CO9)O)O)OC1C(C(C(C(O1)C)O)O)O)C)(C)C)O)O)O)CO)O)O)O 1219.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.49.635
[(2S,3S,4R,5R,6S)-6-[[(2R,3R,4S,5R,6S)-3,4-dihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)-5-[(2R,3R,4R,5R,6S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-methyloxan-2-yl]oxyoxan-2-yl]oxymethyl]-3,4,5-trihydroxyoxan-2-yl] (4aR,6aS,6aR,6bR,8aR,9R,10S,12aR,14bR)-10-[(2R,3S,4S,5S)-3-[(2S,3R,4R,5S,6S)-3,5-dihydroxy-6-methyl-4-[(2R,3S,4R,5S)-3,4,5-trihydroxyoxan-2-yl]oxyoxan-2-yl]oxy-4,5-dihydroxyoxan-2-yl]oxy-9-(hydroxymethyl)-2,2,6a,6b,9,12a-hexamethyl-1,3,4,5,6,6a,7,8,8a,10,11,12,13,14b-tetradecahydropicene-4a-carboxylate 122173212 Click to see CC1C(C(C(C(O1)OC2C(OC(C(C2O)O)OCC3C(C(C(C(O3)OC(=O)C45CCC(CC4C6=CCC7C8(CCC(C(C8CCC7(C6(CC5)C)C)(C)CO)OC9C(C(C(CO9)O)O)OC1C(C(C(C(O1)C)O)OC1C(C(C(CO1)O)O)O)O)C)(C)C)O)O)O)CO)O)O)O 1353.50 unknown https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.49.635
[6-[[3,4-Dihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)-5-(3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-methyloxan-2-yl)oxyoxan-2-yl]oxymethyl]-3,4,5-trihydroxyoxan-2-yl] 10-[4,5-dihydroxy-3-(3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-methyloxan-2-yl)oxyoxan-2-yl]oxy-2,2,6a,6b,9,9,12a-heptamethyl-1,3,4,5,6,6a,7,8,8a,10,11,12,13,14b-tetradecahydropicene-4a-carboxylate 14036569 Click to see 1205.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.49.635
[6-[[3,4-Dihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)-5-(3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-methyloxan-2-yl)oxyoxan-2-yl]oxymethyl]-3,4,5-trihydroxyoxan-2-yl] 10-[4,5-dihydroxy-3-(3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-methyloxan-2-yl)oxyoxan-2-yl]oxy-9-formyl-2,2,6a,6b,9,12a-hexamethyl-1,3,4,5,6,6a,7,8,8a,10,11,12,13,14b-tetradecahydropicene-4a-carboxylate 85212628 Click to see 1219.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.49.635
[6-[[3,4-Dihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)-5-(3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-methyloxan-2-yl)oxyoxan-2-yl]oxymethyl]-3,4,5-trihydroxyoxan-2-yl] 10-hydroxy-9-(hydroxymethyl)-2,2,6a,6b,9,12a-hexamethyl-1,3,4,5,6,6a,7,8,8a,10,11,12,13,14b-tetradecahydropicene-4a-carboxylate 14488614 Click to see CC1C(C(C(C(O1)OC2C(OC(C(C2O)O)OCC3C(C(C(C(O3)OC(=O)C45CCC(CC4C6=CCC7C8(CCC(C(C8CCC7(C6(CC5)C)C)(C)CO)O)C)(C)C)O)O)O)CO)O)O)O 943.10 unknown https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.49.635
[6-[[3,4-Dihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)-5-(3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-methyloxan-2-yl)oxyoxan-2-yl]oxymethyl]-3,4,5-trihydroxyoxan-2-yl] 9-(hydroxymethyl)-2,2,6a,6b,9,12a-hexamethyl-10-(3,4,5-trihydroxyoxan-2-yl)oxy-1,3,4,5,6,6a,7,8,8a,10,11,12,13,14b-tetradecahydropicene-4a-carboxylate 14038555 Click to see 1075.20 unknown https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.49.635
Akebiasaponin PK 3874518 Click to see 1221.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.49.635
Cauloside D 21630094 Click to see 1075.20 unknown https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.49.635
CID 56671047 56671047 Click to see 1353.50 unknown https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.49.635
Clematibetoside B 101718875 Click to see 1219.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.49.635
Clematibetoside C 101718876 Click to see 1075.20 unknown https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.49.635
Cussonoside A 171596 Click to see CC1C(C(C(C(O1)OC2C(OC(C(C2O)O)OCC3C(C(C(C(O3)OC(=O)C45CCC(CC4C6=CCC7C8(CCC(C(C8CCC7(C6(CC5)C)C)(C)CO)O)C)(C)C)O)O)O)CO)O)O)O 943.10 unknown https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.49.635
Dipsacoside B 21627940 Click to see 1075.20 unknown https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.49.635
DipsacosideB 14284443 Click to see 1075.20 unknown https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.49.635
Hederacoside C 11491905 Click to see 1221.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.49.635
Hederasaponin B 21626480 Click to see CC1C(C(C(C(O1)OC2C(OC(C(C2O)O)OCC3C(C(C(C(O3)OC(=O)C45CCC(CC4C6=CCC7C8(CCC(C(C8CCC7(C6(CC5)C)C)(C)C)OC9C(C(C(CO9)O)O)OC1C(C(C(C(O1)C)O)O)O)C)(C)C)O)O)O)CO)O)O)O 1205.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.49.635
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Triterpenoids
(4aS,6aR,6aS,6bR,8aR,9R,10S,12aR,14bS)-10-[(2R,3S,4R,5R)-4,5-dihydroxy-3-[(2S,3R,4S,5R,6S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-methyloxan-2-yl]oxyoxan-2-yl]oxy-9-(hydroxymethyl)-2,2,6a,6b,9,12a-hexamethyl-1,3,4,5,6,6a,7,8,8a,10,11,12,13,14b-tetradecahydropicene-4a-carboxylic acid 154497427 Click to see 751.00 unknown https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.49.635
(4aS,6aR,6aS,6bR,8aR,9R,10S,12aR,14bS)-10-[(2S,3R,4S,5S)-3-[(2S,3R,4R,5S,6S)-4-[(2S,3R,4S,5R)-5-[(2R,3R,4R,5S,6R)-3,4-dihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)-5-[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxyoxan-2-yl]oxy-3,4-dihydroxyoxan-2-yl]oxy-3,5-dihydroxy-6-methyloxan-2-yl]oxy-4,5-dihydroxyoxan-2-yl]oxy-9-(hydroxymethyl)-2,2,6a,6b,9,12a-hexamethyl-1,3,4,5,6,6a,7,8,8a,10,11,12,13,14b-tetradecahydropicene-4a-carboxylic acid 163027031 Click to see CC1C(C(C(C(O1)OC2C(C(COC2OC3CCC4(C(C3(C)CO)CCC5(C4CC=C6C5(CCC7(C6CC(CC7)(C)C)C(=O)O)C)C)C)O)O)O)OC8C(C(C(CO8)OC9C(C(C(C(O9)CO)OC1C(C(C(C(O1)CO)O)O)O)O)O)O)O)O 1207.30 unknown https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.49.635
(4aS,6aR,6aS,6bR,8aS,9R,12aR,14bR)-10-[4,5-dihydroxy-3-(3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-methyloxan-2-yl)oxyoxan-2-yl]oxy-9-(hydroxymethyl)-2,2,6a,6b,9,12a-hexamethyl-1,3,4,5,6,6a,7,8,8a,10,11,12,13,14b-tetradecahydropicene-4a-carboxylic acid 137795128 Click to see 751.00 unknown https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.49.635
10-(2,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20,22,24,26,28-Docosahydroxynonacosoxy)-9-(hydroxymethyl)-2,2,6a,6b,9,12a-hexamethyl-1,3,4,5,6,6a,7,8,8a,10,11,12,13,14b-tetradecahydropicene-4a-carboxylic acid 3037109 Click to see 1231.50 unknown https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.49.635
10-[3-[4-[3,4-Dihydroxy-5-[3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxyoxan-2-yl]oxy-3,5-dihydroxy-6-methyloxan-2-yl]oxy-4,5-dihydroxyoxan-2-yl]oxy-9-(hydroxymethyl)-2,2,6a,6b,9,12a-hexamethyl-1,3,4,5,6,6a,7,8,8a,10,11,12,13,14b-tetradecahydropicene-4a-carboxylic acid 73819883 Click to see CC1C(C(C(C(O1)OC2C(C(COC2OC3CCC4(C(C3(C)CO)CCC5(C4CC=C6C5(CCC7(C6CC(CC7)(C)C)C(=O)O)C)C)C)O)O)O)OC8C(C(C(CO8)OC9C(C(C(C(O9)CO)O)O)O)O)O)O 1045.20 unknown https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.49.635
10-[3-[4-[5-[3,4-Dihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)-5-[3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxyoxan-2-yl]oxy-3,4-dihydroxyoxan-2-yl]oxy-3,5-dihydroxy-6-methyloxan-2-yl]oxy-4,5-dihydroxyoxan-2-yl]oxy-9-(hydroxymethyl)-2,2,6a,6b,9,12a-hexamethyl-1,3,4,5,6,6a,7,8,8a,10,11,12,13,14b-tetradecahydropicene-4a-carboxylic acid 163027029 Click to see 1207.30 unknown https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.49.635
10-[4,5-Dihydroxy-3-(3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-methyloxan-2-yl)oxyoxan-2-yl]oxy-9-(hydroxymethyl)-2,2,6a,6b,9,12a-hexamethyl-1,3,4,5,6,6a,7,8,8a,10,11,12,13,14b-tetradecahydropicene-4a-carboxylic acid 267360 Click to see CC1C(C(C(C(O1)OC2C(C(COC2OC3CCC4(C(C3(C)CO)CCC5(C4CC=C6C5(CCC7(C6CC(CC7)(C)C)C(=O)O)C)C)C)O)O)O)O)O 751.00 unknown https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.49.635
Alpha-Hederin 73296 Click to see 751.00 unknown https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.49.635
CID 15625347 15625347 Click to see CC1C(C(C(C(O1)OC2C(C(COC2OC3CCC4(C(C3(C)CO)CCC5(C4CC=C6C5(CCC7(C6CC(CC7)(C)C)C(=O)O)C)C)C)O)O)O)OC8C(C(C(CO8)O)O)O)O 883.10 unknown https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.49.635
Prosapogenin CP6 101920410 Click to see 883.10 unknown https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.49.635
saponin CP8 162916863 Click to see 1045.20 unknown https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.49.635

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