| Family | DIAPENSIACEAE |
| Genus species | Diapensia himalaica Hook.f. & Thomson |
| Bibliography | Hooker‘s J. Bot. Kew Gard. Misc. 9: 393 (1857) |
| Native Range | sc. China to e. Nepal and n. Myanmar |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 3200-5000m |
| Description | leaves densely imbricate on branchlets, ca. 4mm long, oblong to obovate, glabrous, coriaceous, flowers sessile, ca. 1cm across |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | pink, white |
| Bloom | early summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed when ripe or as soon as possible cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Diapensia acutifolia Hand.-Mazz. Diapensia himalaica var. acutifolia (Hand.-Mazz.) W.E.Evans Diapensia himalaica f. candida W.E.Evans Diapensia himalaica var. retusa W.E.Evans Diapensia himalaica f. rubella W.E.Evans Diapensia himalaica f. sulphurea W.E.Evans Diapensia himalaica f. violacea W.E.Evans |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya, NEP Nepal) 41 Indo-China (MYA Myanmar) |