Reinwardtia cicanoba (Buch.-Ham. ex D. Don) Hara in J. Jap. Bot. 40: 328. 1965 &. Fl. E. Himal. 168. 1966. Linum cicanobum Buch.-Ham. ex D. Don, Prodr. 217. 1825 Linum tetragynum Colebr. ex Benth. in Lindley, Bot. Reg. 16: sub t. 1326. 1830. Reinwardtia tetragyna (Benth.) Planch. in Hook., J. Bot. 7: 523. 1848; Hook. f., in Fl. Brit. India 1: 412. 1874.

Undershrubs. Leaves 2 - 12 x 0.7 - 5.5 cm, elliptic-lanceolate, attentuate at base, acuminate at apex, glabrous, lateral nerves usually 6; petioles 0.2 - 3.5 cm long. Flowers 3 - 3.5 cm across. Sepals 0.5 - 1.5 cm long, lanceolate, shortly acuminate. Petals 2 - 4 cm long, obovate, notched at tip. Stamens 1.5 - 2 cm long; filaments minutely hairy; anthers 2 - 3 mm long. Ovary globose; styles usually 4, rarely 3 or 5, connate at base. Capsules obtuse, shorter than the sepals.

Fl. & Fr. Sept. - Nov.

Distrib. India: Eastern Himalayas, Sikkim and Meghalaya

Nepal and China.

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