锡金铁线莲(原变种) xi jin tie xian lian (yuan bian zhong)

Clematis acuminata de Candolle subsp. sikkimensis (J. D. Hooker & Thomson) Brühl; C. acuminata var. hirtella Handel-Mazzetti; C. acuminata var. multiflora H. F. Comber; C. acuminata de Candolle var. sikkimensis J. D. Hooker & Thomson; C. minggangiana W. T. Wang; C. multiflora (H. F. Comber) W. T. Wang; C. sikkimensis (J. D. Hooker & Thomson) J. R. Drummond ex Burkill.

All leaves ternate. Cymes (3--)7- to many flowered. Sepals abaxially glabrous except for velutinous margin. Fl. Dec, fr. Mar.

Along streams; ca. 2400 m. SE Xizang (Mêdog Xian), C and W Yunnan [Bhutan, NE India, N Myanmar, E Nepal, Sikkim, N Thailand].