Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Circaea repens Wall. ex Asch. & Magnus
Habit : Perennial herb
Habitat : Moist to wet forests, thickets, and open places; 1500 - 3300 m. altitude
Key identification features : The fruit of Circaea repens often shows a trace of a second locule in cross-section, but bears only a single seed. In many ways this species is intermediate between species with one and two locules.
Flower, Fruit : July-November
Distribution :
Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
Sikkim : North Sikkim (Mangan) district
West Bengal : Darjeeling district
Native : Bhutan, China, East Himalaya, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Tibet, West Himalaya
Exotic/Native : Native
World Distribution : Pakistan to South Central China
Literature : Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 133; GRIERSON A.J.C. & LONG D.G. (1983). FLORA OF BHUTAN INCLUDING A RECORD OF PLANTS FROM SIKKIM Vol. 2: Part 1. ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN, EDINBURGH: 313-314