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1. Clematis Nepaulensis, D.C., I. 2.

Syn.:—C. montana, Don.

Vern.:—Pawanne, birri, wandak. (Pb.) Ghantiali (Kumaon).

Habitat:—Temperate Himalaya, from Garhwal to Bhotan.

A slender, nearly glabrous climber. Leaves ternately divided, common petiole 1-$1 1⁄2$ in. Leaflets 1-2 in. elliptic—lanceolate, sometimes very narrow, entire, toothed or 3-lobed, 3-nerved; lateral oblique, half as long as, or shorter than, the terminal leaflet or lobe which is 2-3 by $1⁄3$ - $1⁄2$ in. Flowers many, pedicels 1-2 in. long with 2 hyaline bracts joined into a cup, pubescent above the cup. Bud sessile in the cup. Sepals 4, erect, cream-coloured, oblong, silky outside. Filaments glabrous, tapering from a broad flat base; anthers short. Achenes flat, margined, hairy; style $1 1⁄2$ in. long, long in fruit.

Parts used:—The leaves.

Medicinal Properties and Uses:—In Kanawar, the leaves are said to act deleteriously on the skin. .

The leaves and stems, since they contain an acrid principle which acts deleteriously on the skin, may be used for purposes of vesication.