Kingdom: Plantae (2659)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2572)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2167)
Order: Ranunculales (74)
Family: Ranunculaceae (52)(family description)
Genus: Clematis (8)
Epithet: buchananiana Wall. (1)
buchananiana => in honor of J. Buchanan (1800's), English orchid collector in Southern Africa