| Family | RANUNCULACEAE |
| Genus species | Coptis teeta Wall. |
| Synonyms | Helleborus teeta (Wall.) Baill. |
| Habitat | thickets and woods |
| Altitude | 1500-2300m |
| Description | leaves long petiolate, ovate-triangular, trisect, abaxially glabrous, lateral segments ovate, unevenly pinnate, middle segment ovate-rhombic, pinnate, flowers 3-5 |
| Size | 15-25cm |
| Color | greenish yellow |
| Bloom | spring |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuft |
| Cultivation | cold, shady site with a humous, moist soil alpine house, humous, gravelly soil, shade |
| Propagation | fresh seed, germ. 3-12 months, 13-16°C division in early spring |
| Territory |
Asia-Temperate
China (China South-Central , Tibet ) Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent (East Himalaya ) Indo-China (Myanmar , Vietnam) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | RANUNCULACEAE
teeta lohitensis Pandit & Babu, Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 111(3): 377 (1993)
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