| Family | PAPAVERACEAE |
| Genus species | Corydalis govaniana Wall. sect. Chrysocapnos |
| Bibliography | Tent. Fl. Napal.: 55 (1826) |
| Native Range | s. Tibet to n. Pakistan and w. & c. Himalaya |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 3000-4800m |
| Description | glabrous, dark green, basal leaves numerous, long petiolate, ovate to triangular-ovate, bi- or tripinnate, ultimate segments lanceolate, mucronate, racemes 10-25-flowered |
| Size | 15-35cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | spring, early summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed in winter, uncovered, light, germ. 3-12 months, 10-16°C division in early spring; cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Capnoides govaniana Kuntze |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (NEP Nepal, PAK Pakistan, WHM West Himalaya) |