Pegaeophyton minutum Hara in J. Jap. Bot. 47: 270. 1972; Grierson in Grierson & Long. Fl. Bhutan 1(2): 433. 1984.

Rootstock slender, ca 1 mm thick, branching. Leaves obovate, spathulate, ovate or linear, 1 - 4 x 1 - 2 mm; petioles up to 2 cm long. Scapes minutely pubescent, up to 2.5 cm long. Sepals white or purplish, ca 2 x 1 mm. Fruits ellipsoid, up to 1.5 cm long; style 1 - 2 mm long.

Fl. & Fr. May - Aug.

Distrib. India: 3900 - 4900 m. Sikkim.

Nepal, Bhutan and China (S. Tibet).