Lychnis ischnopetala
(F. Williams) Majumdar, comb. nov. Hedona ischnopetala F. Williams in J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 38: 405. 1909.
Herbs with long slender roots; stems erect, branched above, pubescent with short
recurved hairs. Leaves lanceolate, hard, 1-nerved; lower leaves broader, attenuate
towards base; upper ones linear-lanceolate. Flowers in lax dichasia, long-pedicellate;
bracteoles 4 at base of pedicel. Calyx densely clothed with short brittle curly hairs; teeth
triangular, rarely acute, ciliate, membranous along margins; nerves united beyond
curves of teeth. Petals narrow, obovate-cuneate, irregularly erose, ciliate only at base
of claw. Capsules sessile, 5-valved; seeds rotundate-reniform, blackish blue, tuberculate
on dorsal face.
Fl. May - July.
Distrib. India: Temperate and alpine regions of E. Himalayas. Sikkim.
China (Tibet).
Fl. May - July.
Distrib. India: Temperate and alpine regions of E. Himalayas. Sikkim.
China (Tibet).