Description from
Flora of China
Clematis buchaniana de Candolle var. trullifera Franchet, Pl. Delavay. 3. 1889; C. connata var. sublanata W. T. Wang; C. coriigera H. Léveillé.
Leaves pinnate; leaflet blades ovate to broadly ovate, often 3-lobed, abaxially often ± densely appressed sericeous-puberulous, adaxially sparsely appressed puberulous, base cordate. Anthers abaxially puberulous on connective. Fl. Oct, fr. Nov.
* Forests, scrub, along streams; 2000--2800 m. W Guizhou, W Sichuan, N Yunnan.