| Family | ONAGRACEAE |
| Genus species | Epilobium sikkimense Hausskn. |
| Synonyms | Epilobium soboliferum P.H.Raven |
| Epilobium squamosum P.H.Raven | |
| Epilobium trilectorum P.H.Raven | |
| Habitat | grassland and screes |
| Altitude | 2400-4700m |
| Description | leaves sessile, ovate to elliptic, 2-8cm, glabrous, broadly cuneate, serrulate, subobtuse to acute, flowers and inflorescence pendent, petals 7-14mm, capsules glandular |
| Size | 5-25cm |
| Color | rose, pink-purple |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuft |
| Cultivation | gravelly, humous, moist, sunny site alpine house, moist, humous, gravelly soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-16°C division in early spring; cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Asia-Temperate
China (China South-Central , China North-Central , Qinghai , Tibet ) Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent (East Himalaya , Nepal , West Himalaya ) Indo-China (Myanmar) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | ONAGRACEAE
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