Sikkim : North Sikkim (Mangan) district,East Sikkim (Gangtok) district
West Bengal : Darjeeling district
Native : Bhutan, China, East Himalaya, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Taiwan, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam, West Himalaya
Exotic/Native : Native
World Distribution : Himalaya to Taiwan and Indo-China
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