| Family | BORAGINACEAE |
| Genus species | Arnebia benthamii (Wall. ex G.Don) I.M.Johnst. |
| Bibliography | J. Arnold Arbor. 35: 56 (1954) |
| Native Range | ne. Pakistan to w. & c. Himalaya |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 2800-4000m |
| Description | strigose, stems leafy, leaves lanceolate, flowers in fascicles producing compact, thyrsoid spike, bracts linear, calyx lobes linear, corolla hirsute |
| Size | 20-50cm |
| Color | blue |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C division in spring; root cuttings in late winter |
| Synonyms | Arnebia nepalensis (Kitam.) H.Hara Echium benthamii Wall ex G.Don Leptanthe macrostachya Klotzsch Lithospermum benthamii (Wall. ex G.Don) I.M.Johnst. Macrotomia benthamii (Wall. ex G.Don) DC. ex Meisn. Macrotomia nepalensis Kitam. |
| Territory | 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (NEP Nepal, PAK Pakistan, WHM West Himalaya) |