Podophyllum sikkimensis Chatterjee & Mukerjee in Rec. Bot. Surv. India 16(2): 48. 1953; Greirson & Long, Fl. Bhutan 1(2): 329. 1984. P. sikkimensis var. emodi Chatterjee & Mukerjee in Rec. Bot. Surv. India 16(2): 48. 1953.

Erect glabrous herbs, 15 - 40 cm high; rhizome stout, 2.3 - 3 cm long, 2 - 4 cm across; roots long, numerous; stems sometimes grooved, scaly near the base; scales chartaceous, short and loose-fitting. Leaves alternate, peltate, orbicular in outline, up to 25 cm across, reniform, palmately 6 - 8-partite, serrate with short teeth; lamina slightly cupped at base; petioles 2 - 10 cm long. Flowers 2 - 3, sometimes pendulous, on up to 3 7 cm long pedicels, cup-shaped. Petals 6, oblong, 1.5 - 2 cm long, pink or white; styles short. Berry elliptic.

Fl. & Fr. April - May.

Distrib. India: E. Himalayas, damp scrubs or forests, ca 3300 m. Sikkim.

Bhutan.

Notes. According to Grierson & Long (l.c.) further studies are necessary on the generic limits within Podophyllaceae. P. sikkimensis may belong to the genus Dysosma Woodson as it is closely related to D. aurantiocaule (Hand.-Mazz.) Hu.