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Epilobium sikkimense Hausskn.  
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FamilyONAGRACEAE
Genus speciesEpilobium sikkimense Hausskn. 
BibliographyOesterr. Bot. Z. 29: 52 (1879)
Native Rangec. China to Himalaya and n. Myanamar
Primary BiomeSubalpine
Habitatgrassland and scree
Altitude2400-4700m
Descriptionleaves sessile, ovate to elliptic, 2-8cm, glabrous, broadly cuneate, serrulate, subobtuse to acute, flowers and inflorescence pendent, petals 7-14mm, capsules glandular
Size5-25cm
Colorrose, pink-purple
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationhumous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site
alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer
Propagationseed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-16°C
division in early spring; cuttings in late summer
SynonymsEpilobium sikkimense ssp. ludlowianum P.H.Raven
Epilobium soboliferum P.H.Raven
Epilobium squamosum P.H.Raven
Epilobium trilectorum P.H.Raven
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHN China North-Central, CHQ Qinghai, CHT Tibet)
4 Asia-Tropical
     40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya, NEP Nepal, WHM West Himalaya)
     41 Indo-China (MYA Myanmar)
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