Key identification features : Leaf blades abaxially and phyllaries glabrescent.
Flower, Fruit : August-November
Distribution :
Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
Native : Bhutan, China, East Himalaya, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Qinghai, Thailand, Vietnam, West Himalaya
Exotic/Native : Native
World Distribution : Himalaya to China and Indo-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: 150; GRIERSON A.J.C. & LONG D.G. (1983). FLORA OF BHUTAN INCLUDING A RECORD OF PLANTS FROM SIKKIM Vol. 2: Part 3. ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN, EDINBURGH: 1562