Kingdom: Plantae (2633)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2537)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2145)
Order: Ranunculales (58)
Family: Ranunculaceae (53)(family description)
Genus: Clematis (8)
Epithet: buchananiana Wall. (1)
buchananiana => in honor of J. Buchanan (1800's), English orchid collector in Southern Africa