Clematis meyeniana f. major Sprague; C. meyeniana f. retusa Sprague; C. oreophila Hance ex Walpers.

Leaflet blades adaxially smooth. Axillary cymes paniclelike, usually many flowered. Pedicel puberulous.

Sparse forests, scrub, along streams; 300--1800 m. Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, S Guizhou, Hainan, Hubei, S Hunan, Jiangxi, Sichuan, Taiwan, S Yunnan, S Zhejiang [Japan, Laos, Myanmar, Philippines, Vietnam].