Synonym(s) : Spiraea bella var. fastigiata (Wall. ex C.K.Schneid.) K.M.Purohit & Panigrahi, Spiraea callosa Wall., Spiraea callosa var. bella (Sims) Wenz., Spiraea callosa var. fastigiata Wenz., Spiraea callosa var. glauca Lindl., Spiraea expansa Wall., Spiraea fastigiata Wall. ex C.K.Schneid., Spiraea nepalensis Lodd. ex Loudon, Spiraea pulchella Kunze, Spiraea stellata Wall., Spiraea × subcordata Dippel
Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Spiraea bella Sims
Vernacular name : Seto khareto (Nepali)
Habit : Shrub
Habitat : Broad-leaved, coniferous or mixed forests, thickets on slopes, open rocky hillsides, Amongst scrub and by streamsides; 1800 - 4300 m. altitude
Key identification features : Dioecious shrub
Flower, Fruit : May-September
Distribution :
Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
Sikkim : Sikkim
Native : Bhutan, China, East Himalaya, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Tibet
Exotic/Native : Native
World Distribution : North India to China (South-West Sichuan, North-West Yunnan)
Literature : Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 125; GRIERSON A.J.C. & LONG D.G. (1983). FLORA OF BHUTAN INCLUDING A RECORD OF PLANTS FROM SIKKIM Vol. 1: Part 3. ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN, EDINBURGH: 534