Epilobium trichophyllum Haussknecht (1879: 53)

Luo, Yike & Xie, Lei, 2023, A checklist of Onagraceae in the Pan-Himalaya region, Phytotaxa 597 (4), pp. 245-268 : 261

3.32. Epilobium trichophyllum Haussknecht (1879: 53) .

Type:— INDIA. Sikkim: alt. 10000–12000 ft., Latong, Hooker 7 ( W00550146 digital image, K000913975 !, K000913974 !) .

Distribution: — Sikkim & Darjeeling.

Note: — This species is endemic to India, Sikkim. It is closely related to Epilobium sikkimense . Raven (1962a) considered that it should better be retained as a distinct species. He did not mention the holotype of this species, but noted that its “isotypes” are deposited in K and W. According to Art. 9.1, we cannot determine the type status of E. trichophyllum in W and K.