Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Coptis teeta Wall.
Vernacular name : Mishmi teeta, Tita (Abor.; Asm.; Mishmi).
Habit : Herb
Habitat : In moist shaded forests
Comments / notes : At 1500- 2700 m. Now under cultivation at some places in the state. Use : The rootstocks contain an alkaloid of berberine group used in cough, cold and also in stomachache, dysentery and diarrhoea. Also used as general alround tonic.
Key identification features : Rootstocks horizontal, densely fibrous, golden-yellow. Leaves pinnatifid, petioles very long, leaflets ovate-Ianceolate. Flowers 1-3, white or yellowish. Follicles 6-8, stalked.
Flower, Fruit : February-April
Distribution :
Arunachal Pradesh : Lohit district,Siang district
Native : China South-Central, East Himalaya, Myanmar, Tibet, Vietnam
Exotic/Native : Native
Endemism : Arunachal Pradesh
Conservation Status : Rare
Literature : P.K. Hajra, D.M. Verma and G.S. Giri. Flora of India, Sereies 2 : Materials For The Flora Of Arunachal Pradesh. Vol. 1. pp. 53.