Solu Khumbu, Dudh Kosi Catchment, Upper Karikhola Valley, Pangkongma
Verbatim locality:
Solu Khumbu, Dudh Kosi Catchment, Upper Karikhola Valley, Pangkongma
Verbatim collector:
W.R. Sykes 64/00
Standardised collector:
William R. Sykes
Verbatim date:
9 4 00
Start date:
2000-04-09
Country:
Nepal
Altitudes:
from 2900m to 3000m
Habitat:
In small gully, open place surrounded by Rhododendrons.
Notes:
Shrub c. 1.5m high, deciduous. Flowers very fragrant, in rounded clusters. Perianth tube c. 1cm long, purple outside; lobes c. 8mm long, ovate & undulate, purplish-banded outside, white within, spreading. Common but much used for paper-making.