3.26. Epilobium sikkimense Haussknecht (1879: 52) (Fig. 3B).

Lectotype (designated by Raven 1962a):— INDIA. Sikkim: Lachen, 4250 m, 14 July 1849, Hooker s.n. (K000979304!, isolectotype K000979308!).

= Epilobium sikkimense Hausskn. subsp. ludlowianum Raven (1962a: 373) .

Type:— BHUTAN. Singhi Dzong: approximately 27°55’N, 91°13’E, 2400 m, in Abies forest, 4 August 1949, Ludlow, Sherriff & Hicks 21386 (holotype BM000957936!).

= Epilobium soboliferum Raven (1962a: 375) .

Type:— CHINA. Xizang: Mainling Xian, Rong Chu, Tumbatse, Kongbo, approximately 29°42’ N, 94°47’ E, 3800 m, on gravel bed of river, 1 July 1938, Ludlow, Sherriff & Taylor 5075 (holotype BM000957931!).

= Epilobium squamosum Raven (1962a: 380) .

Type:— NEPAL. Chhoyang Khola: west of Num, Arun Valley,approximately 27°32’ N, 87°14’ E, 3500 m, on rocky hillside, 20 June 1956, Stainton 726 (holotype BM000957929!).

= Epilobium trilectorum Raven (1962a: 374) .

Type:— NEPAL. Lamjung Himal: approximately 28°28’ N, 84°15’ E, 4100 m, forming small clumps on open slopes, 11 July 1954, Stainton, Sykes & Williams 6271 (holotype BM000957925!).

Distribution: —W Nepal, C Nepal, E Nepal, U Yarlung Zangbo, Sikkim & Darjeeling, Bhutan, U Yarlung Zangbo, M Yarlung Zangbo, L Yarlung Zangbo, Tangut, S Hengduan, N Hengduan.

Note: — Epilobium sikkimense is particularly polymorphic in its stature, leaves, and flower size. We can identify it by the hairs on the styles, thick fleshy soboles and branched stems (Chen et al. 1992).