Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Elatostema obtusum Wedd.
Habit : Herb
Habitat : Cool broad-leaved, Evergreen oak, Spruce and Hemlock forests, on shaded mossy banks, streamsides; 1500 - 3000 m. altitude
Key identification features : Stems crispately strigose, Leaves with 1- 4 blunt teeth or entire, obtuse or subacute
Flower, Fruit : May-September
Distribution :
Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
Sikkim : Sikkim
Native : Bhutan, China, East Himalaya, India, Hainan, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, Tibet, West Himalaya
Exotic/Native : Native
World Distribution : Himalaya to 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: 218; GRIERSON A.J.C. & LONG D.G. (1983). FLORA OF BHUTAN INCLUDING A RECORD OF PLANTS FROM SIKKIM Vol. 1: Part 1. ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN, EDINBURGH: 121