Parrya chitralensis Jam in Notes R. Bot. Gard. Edinb. 22(2): 115. 1956 &. in Ft. W. Pakistan 55: 212. 1973.

Herbs, 10 - 20 cm high, glabrous; rootstock woody, 4 - 5 cm thick. Leaves deeply pinnatisect, 5 - 7-jugate, 3 - 7 x 1 - 1.6 cm; terminal lobes acute at apex, 5 - 10 x 1.5 - 5 mm; lateral lobes 4 - 10 x 1 - 2.5 mm. Scapes erect, glabrous, 8 - 20 cm long. Racemes 3 - 4-flowered. Flowers ca 7 mm across; pedicels erect, glabrous, 1 - 9 mm long. Sepals oblong, erect, saccate at base, obtuse at apex, glabrous, white-margined, 7 - 10 x 2 - 3 mm. Petals spathulate, long unguiculate, 15 - 18 x 3 - 5 mm. Stamens 7 - 9, ca 10 mm long; anthers linear-oblong, ca 3 mm long. Style ca 2 mm long. Fruits 5 - 8 cm long 2 - 3 mm broad. Seeds many.

Fl. & Fr. June - July.

Distrib. India: Jammu & Kashmir.

Pakistan.