Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Myriactis nepalensis Less.
Common name : Nepal Myriactis
Vernacular name : Thuke phoo (Nepali)
Habit : Perennial herb
Habitat : Forests, forest margins, thicket margins, slopes, wet areas on grassy-shrubby disturbed slopes, steep moist slopes, meadows, open and moist or humid areas along streamsides, ravines, roadsides; 700-3700 m.
Key identification features : Leaves simple, sometimes lower lobed or parted, lateral lobes 1- or 2-paired
Flower, Fruit : April-November
Distribution :
Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
Sikkim : North Sikkim (Mangan) district
West Bengal : Darjeeling district
Native : Bhutan, China, East Himalaya, Jawa, India, Myanmar, Nepal, New Guinea, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam, West Himalaya
Exotic/Native : Native
World Distribution : Himalaya to South China and New Guinea
Literature : Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 159; 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: 1529