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Diplomeris hirsuta

Diplomeris hirsuta

Diplomeris hirsuta is found in Sikkim’s subtropical biome. Elevation: 210 meters. Native range is Himalaya to South Central China.

Sikkim plant (Momordica)

Sikkim plant (Momordica)

Elevation: 759 meters.

Cut-leaved Begonia (Begonia palmata)

Cut-leaved Begonia (Begonia palmata)

Cut-leaved Begonia is found in Sikkim’s subtropical to temperate biomes to 2400 meters elevation. Elevation: 906 meters. Native range is Nepal to South China and Mainland Southeast Asia, Taiwan.

Sikkim plant (Dactylicapnos)

Sikkim plant (Dactylicapnos)

Elevation: 906 meters.

Orange Oakleaf (Kallima inachus)

Orange Oakleaf (Kallima inachus)

Elevation: 906 meters.

Large Yeoman (Cirrochroa aoris)

Large Yeoman (Cirrochroa aoris)

Elevation: 906 meters.

Acorn Peperomia (Peperomia tetraphylla)

Acorn Peperomia (Peperomia tetraphylla)

Acorn Peperomia is found in Sikkim’s tropical to temperate biomes to 3100 meters elevation. Elevation: 1102 meters. Native range is Tropics & Subtropics.

Aeschynanthus micranthus

Aeschynanthus micranthus

Aeschynanthus micranthus is found in Sikkim’s subtropical biome to 1800 meters elevation. Elevation: 1102 meters. Native range is Bhutan to South China and Mainland Southeast Asia.

Glassy Tiger (Parantica aglea)

Glassy Tiger (Parantica aglea)

Elevation: 1102 meters.

Crepidium khasianum

Crepidium khasianum

Crepidium khasianum is found in Sikkim’s subtropical biome. Elevation: 1514 meters. Native range is Nepal to China and North Mainland Southeast Asia.

Henckelia bifolia

Henckelia bifolia

Henckelia bifoliais found in Sikkim’s subtropical biome. Elevation: 1514 meters. Native range is Himalaya.

Painted Leaf Begonia (Begonia picta)

Painted Leaf Begonia (Begonia picta)

Painted Leaf Begonia is found in Sikkim’s subtropical biome. Elevation: 1514 meters. Native range is Indian Subcontinent to South Tibet and Myanmar.

Remusatia pumila

Remusatia pumila

Remusatia pumila is found in Sikkim’s tropical to temperate biomes to 2400 meters elevation. Elevation: 1514 meters. Native range is Himalaya to China.

Painted Leaf Begonia (Begonia picta)

Painted Leaf Begonia (Begonia picta)

Painted Leaf Begonia is found in Sikkim’s subtropical biome. Elevation: 1514 meters. Native range is Indian Subcontinent to South Tibet and Myanmar.

Painted Leaf Begonia (Begonia picta)

Painted Leaf Begonia (Begonia picta)

Painted Leaf Begonia is found in Sikkim’s subtropical biome. Elevation: 1514 meters. Native range is Indian Subcontinent to South Tibet and Myanmar.

Painted Leaf Begonia (Begonia picta)

Painted Leaf Begonia (Begonia picta)

Painted Leaf Begonia is found in Sikkim’s subtropical biome. Elevation: 1514 meters. Native range is Indian Subcontinent to South Tibet and Myanmar.

Painted Leaf Begonia (Begonia picta)

Painted Leaf Begonia (Begonia picta)

Painted Leaf Begonia is found in Sikkim’s subtropical biome. Elevation: 1514 meters. Native range is Indian Subcontinent to South Tibet and Myanmar.

Painted Leaf Begonia (Begonia picta)

Painted Leaf Begonia (Begonia picta)

Painted Leaf Begonia is found in Sikkim’s subtropical biome. Elevation: 1514 meters. Native range is Indian Subcontinent to South Tibet and Myanmar.

Painted Leaf Begonia (Begonia picta)

Painted Leaf Begonia (Begonia picta)

Painted Leaf Begonia is found in Sikkim’s subtropical biome. Elevation: 1514 meters. Native range is Indian Subcontinent to South Tibet and Myanmar.

Sikkim plant (Begonia)

Sikkim plant (Begonia)

Elevation: 1514 meters.

Ceropegia pubescens

Ceropegia pubescens

Ceropegia pubescens is found in Sikkim’s subtropical to temperate biomes to 3200 meters elevation. Elevation: 1880 meters. Native range is Nepal to South Central China and Myanmar.

Fishbone Fern (Nephrolepis cordifolia)

Fishbone Fern (Nephrolepis cordifolia)

Fishbone Fern is found in Sikkim’s subtropical biome. Elevation: 1964 meters. Native range is São Tomé, Southwest Cameroon, West Indian Ocean, Tropical & Subtropical Asia to Pacific.

Indigofera dosua

Indigofera dosua

Indigofera dosua is found in Sikkim’s tropical to subtropical biomes to 2500 meters elevation. Elevation: 1890 meters. Native range is Indian Subcontinent to China, Mainland Southeast Asia and Sumatra.

Whipcord Cobra Lily (Arisaema tortuosum)

Whipcord Cobra Lily (Arisaema tortuosum)

Whipcord Cobra Lily is found in Sikkim’s subtropical to temperate biomes to 3100 meters elevation. Elevation: 1890 meters. Native range is Indian Subcontinent to South Central China and Myanmar.

Sikkim insect (Neolucanus)

Sikkim insect (Neolucanus)

Elevation: 1890 meters.

Sikkim insect (Podismini)

Sikkim insect (Podismini)

Elevation: 1890 meters.

Anti-febrile Dichroa (Chinese Quinine) Hydrangea febrifuga

Anti-febrile Dichroa (Chinese Quinine) Hydrangea febrifuga

Anti-febrile Dichroa is found in Sikkim’s temperate biome. Elevation: 1890 meters. Native range is Central & South China to Malesia and New Guinea.

Microsorum membranaceum

Microsorum membranaceum

Microsorum membranaceum is found in Sikkim’s tropical to subtropical biomes. Elevation: 1890 meters. Native range is Tropical & Subtropical Asia.

Aeschynanthus parviflorus

Aeschynanthus parviflorus

Aeschynanthus parviflorus is found in Sikkim’s subtropical biome. Elevation: 1890 meters. Native range is Himalaya to South Tibet and Indo-China.

Rose Pink Zephyr Lily (Zephyranthes carinata)

Rose Pink Zephyr Lily (Zephyranthes carinata)

Rose Pink Zephyr Lily is found in Sikkim’s tropical to subtropical biomes to 2500 meters elevation. Elevation: 1890 meters. Native range is Mexico to Colombia.

Henckelia urticifolia

Henckelia urticifolia

Henckelia urticifolia is found in Sikkim’s subtropical biome. Elevation: 1890 meters. Native range is Himalaya to China and North Myanmar.

Sikkim plant (Sarcopyramis)

Sikkim plant (Sarcopyramis)

Elevation: 1890 meters.

Crepidium acuminatum

Crepidium acuminatum

Crepidium acuminatum is found in Sikkim’s subtropical to temperate biomes to 3100 meters altitude. Elevation: 1851 meters. Native range is Indian Subcontinent to South China and Philippines.

Sikkim leech (Haemadipsa)

Sikkim leech (Haemadipsa)

Elevation: 1851 meters.

Henckelia urticifolia

Henckelia urticifolia

Henckelia urticifolia is found in Sikkim’s subtropical biome. Elevation: 1890 meters. Native range is Himalaya to China and North Myanmar.

Whipcord Cobra Lily (Arisaema tortuosum)

Whipcord Cobra Lily (Arisaema tortuosum)

Whipcord Cobra Lily is found in Sikkim’s subtropical to temperate biomes to 3100 meters elevation. Elevation: 1851 meters. Native range is Indian Subcontinent to South Central China and Myanmar.

Neillia thyrsiflora

Neillia thyrsiflora

Neillia thyrsiflora is found in Sikkim’s subtropical to temperate biomes to 3300 meters elevation. Elevation: 1851 meters. Native range is Central Nepal to China, Sumatra, West Java.

Remusatia pumila

Remusatia pumila

Remusatia pumila is found in Sikkim’s tropical to temperate biomes to 2400 meters elevation. Elevation: 1851 meters. Native range is Himalaya to China.

Hedychium gracile

Hedychium gracile

Hedychium gracile is found in Sikkim’s subtropical biome. Elevation: 1150 meters. Native range is Assam to Thailand.

Sikkim insect (Tenodera)

Sikkim insect (Tenodera)

Elevation: 1150 meters.

Sikkim plant (Dactylicapnos)

Sikkim plant (Dactylicapnos)

Elevation: 1150 meters.

Sikkim plant (Dactylicapnos)

Sikkim plant (Dactylicapnos)

Elevation: 1150 meters.

Sikkim plant (Henckelia)

Sikkim plant (Henckelia)

Elevation: 1936 meters.

Sikkim plant (Henckelia)

Sikkim plant (Henckelia)

Elevation: 1936 meters.

Sikkim plant (Henckelia)

Sikkim plant (Henckelia)

Elevation: 1936 meters.

Utricularia kumaonensis

Utricularia kumaonensis

Utricularia kumaonensis is found in Sikkim’s subtropical to alpine biomes to 4200 meters elevation. Elevation: 1936 meters. Native range is Himalaya to China and North Myanmar.

Sonerila khasiana

Sonerila khasiana

Sonerila khasiana is found in Sikkim’s temperate biome. Elevation: 1936 meters. Native range is Nepal to South Tibet and Myanmar.

Tetrastigma rumicispermum

Tetrastigma rumicispermum

Tetrastigma rumicispermum is found in Sikkim’s tropical to temperate biomes to 2500 meters elevation. Elevation: 1936 meters. Native range is Nepal to China and Peninsular Malaysia.

Aeschynanthus parviflorus

Aeschynanthus parviflorus

Aeschynanthus parviflorus is found in Sikkim’s subtropical biome. Elevation: 1936 meters. Native range is Himalaya to South Tibet and Indo-China.

Medinilla himalayana

Medinilla himalayana

Medinilla himalayana is found in Sikkim’s subtropical biome. Elevation: 1936 meters. Native range is East Himalaya to China.

Cautleya spicata

Cautleya spicata

Cautleya spicata is found in Sikkim’s subtropical to temperate biomes to 2800 meters elevation. Elevation: 1936 meters. Native range is Himalaya to China and Myanmar.

Sikkim plant (Otochilus)

Sikkim plant (Otochilus)

Elevation: 1936 meters.

Aeschynanthus parviflorus

Aeschynanthus parviflorus

Aeschynanthus parviflorus is found in Sikkim’s subtropical biome. Elevation: 1936 meters. Native range is Himalaya to South Tibet and Indo-China.

Cautleya spicata

Cautleya spicata

Cautleya spicata is found in Sikkim’s subtropical to temperate biomes to 2800 meters elevation. Elevation: 1936 meters. Native range is Himalaya to China and Myanmar.

Aeschynanthus parviflorus

Aeschynanthus parviflorus

Aeschynanthus parviflorus is found in Sikkim’s subtropical biome. Elevation: 1936 meters. Native range is Himalaya to South Tibet and Indo-China.

Impatiens drepanophora

Impatiens drepanophora

Impatiens drepanophora is found in Sikkim’s subtropical to temperate biomes to 2200 meters elevation. Elevation: 1936 meters. Native range is Nepal to China and North Myanmar.

Impatiens drepanophora

Impatiens drepanophora

Impatiens drepanophora is found in Sikkim’s subtropical to temperate biomes to 2200 meters elevation. Elevation: 1936 meters. Native range is Nepal to China and North Myanmar.

Impatiens uncipetala

Impatiens uncipetala

Impatiens uncipetala is found in Sikkim’s temperate biome. Elevation: 1936 meters. Native range is East Nepal to China.

Polygala arillata

Polygala arillata

Polygala arillata is found in Sikkim’s tropical to temperate biomes to 3000 meters elevation. Elevation: 1936 meters. Native range is Indian Subcontinent to Central & South China and Philippines.

Dense-flowered Loosestrife (Lysimachia congestiflora)

Dense-flowered Loosestrife (Lysimachia congestiflora)

Dense-flowered Loosestrife is found in Sikkim’s temperate biome. Elevation: 1936 meters. Native range is Nepal to China and Indo-China, Taiwan.

Diplopterygium giganteum

Diplopterygium giganteum

Diplopterygium giganteum is found in Sikkim’s subtropical biome. Elevation: 1936 meters. Native range is Nepal to South Central China and Myanmar.

Algarrobilla (Senna sophera)

Algarrobilla (Senna sophera)

Senna sophera is found in Sikkim’s tropical to subtropical biomes. Elevation: 1465 meters. Native range is Tropical America.

Didymocarpus aurantiacus

Didymocarpus aurantiacus

Didymocarpus aurantiacus is found in Sikkim’s subtropical biome to 1300 meters elevation. Elevation: 1465 meters. Native range is Nepal to Sikkim, Assam.

Maesa chisia

Maesa chisia

Maesa chisia is found in Sikkim’s subtropical to temperate biomes to 2400 meters elevation. Elevation: 1665 meters. Native range is Nepal to China and Myanmar.

Chameleon Plant (Houttuynia cordata)

Chameleon Plant (Houttuynia cordata)

Houttuynia cordata is found in Sikkim’s subtropical to temperate biomes to 2500 meters elevation. Elevation: 1665 meters. Native range is Himalaya to Temperate East Asia and Indo-China.

Henckelia pumila

Henckelia pumila

Henckelia pumila is found in Sikkim’s subtropical biome. Elevation: 1665 meters. Native range is Himalaya to China and Mainland Southeast Asia.

Diplomeris hirsuta

Diplomeris hirsuta

Diplomeris hirsuta is found in Sikkim’s subtropical biome. Elevation: 1665 meters. Native range is Himalaya to South Central China.

Sikkim caterpillar

Sikkim caterpillar

Elevation: 1704 meters.

Miniature Wax Plant (Hoya bella)

Miniature Wax Plant (Hoya bella)

The Miniature Wax Plant is found in Sikkim’s subtropical biome. Elevation: 1704 meters. Native range is Assam to Myanmar.

Remusatia pumila

Remusatia pumila

Remusatia pumila is found in Sikkim’s tropical to temperate biomes to 2400 meters elevation. Elevation: 1550 meters. Native range is Himalaya to China.

Lysimachia alternifolia

Lysimachia alternifolia

Lysimachia alternifolia is found in Sikkim’s tropical to temperate biomes to 2400 meters elevation. Elevation: 1550 meters. Native range is Himalaya to Assam.

Didymocarpus mortonii

Didymocarpus mortonii

Didymocarpus mortonii is found in Sikkim’s tropical biome. Elevation: 1550 meters. Native range is Sikkim to Assam.

Callicarpa arborea

Callicarpa arborea

Callicarpa arborea is found in Sikkim’s tropical biome. Elevation: 1550 meters. Native range is South China to Tropical Asia.

Caulokaempferia sikkimensis

Caulokaempferia sikkimensis

Caulokaempferia sikkimensis is found in Sikkim’s tropical biome. Elevation: 1550 meters. Native range is East Himalaya to Assam.

Caulokaempferia sikkimensis

Caulokaempferia sikkimensis

Caulokaempferia sikkimensis is found in Sikkim’s tropical biome. Elevation: 1550 meters. Native range is East Himalaya to Assam.

Corallodiscus lanuginosus

Corallodiscus lanuginosus

Corallodiscus lanuginosus is found in Sikkim’s subtropical to temperate to alpine biomes to 4300 meters elevation. Elevation: 1239 meters. Native range is Himalaya to Central & South China, Thailand and Myanmar.

Sikkim butterfly (Symbrenthia)

Sikkim butterfly (Symbrenthia)

Elevation: 1164 meters.

Didymocarpus punduanus

Didymocarpus punduanus

Didymocarpus punduanus is found in Sikkim’s tropical biome. Elevation: 1161 meters. Native range is Himalaya to Southeast Tibet and Vietnam.

Vanda cristata

Vanda cristata

Vanda cristata is found in Sikkim’s tropical biome. Elevation: 1046 meters. Native range is Himalaya to China and Indo-China.

Bamboo Orchid (Arundina graminifolia)

Bamboo Orchid (Arundina graminifolia)

Arundina graminifolia is found in Sikkim’s subtropical to temperate biomes to 3100 meters elevation. Elevation: 1065 meters. Native range is Tropical & Subtropical Asia.

Kahili Ginger (Hedychium gardnerianum)

Kahili Ginger (Hedychium gardnerianum)

Kahili Ginger is found in Sikkim’s subtropical biome. Native range is Nepal to Indo-China.

Sikkim plant (Zingiberaceae)

Sikkim plant (Zingiberaceae)

Elevation: 1940 meters.

Sedum multicaule

Sedum multicaule

Sedum multicaule is found in Sikkim’s subtropical to temperate biomes to 3500 meters elevation. Elevation: 1940 meters. Native range is Northeast Pakistan to Central China and North Myanmar.

Hedychium densiflorum

Hedychium densiflorum

Hedychium densiflorum is found in Sikkim’s temperate biome to 2700 meters elevation. Elevation: 1940 meters. Native range is Nepal to East Tibet and Myanmar.

Sikkim plant (Lycopodiaceae)

Sikkim plant (Lycopodiaceae)

Elevation: 1940 meters.

Galium rebae

Galium rebae

Galium rebae is found in Sikkim’s temperate to subalpine biomes. Elevation: 3125 meters. Native range is Central and East Himalaya to South Central China.

Rubus treutleri

Rubus treutleri

Elevation: 3125 meters.

Sorbus microphylla

Sorbus microphylla

Sorbus microphylla found in Sikkim’s temperate to alpine biomes to 4500 meters elevation. Elevation: 3282 meters. Native range isHimalaya to South Central China and North Myanmar.

Rockspray Cotoneaster (Cotoneaster microphyllus)

Rockspray Cotoneaster (Cotoneaster microphyllus)

Rockspray Cotoneaster is found in Sikkim’s subtropical to alpine biomes to 5400 meters elevation. Elevation: 3468 meters. Native range is North Pakistan to China and North Myanmar, Northwest India.

Parnassia nubicola

Parnassia nubicola

Parnassia nubicolais found in Sikkim’s temperate to alpine biomes to 4600 meters elevation. Elevation: 3468 meters. Native range is East Afghanistan to China.

Himalayan Whorlflower (Morina longifolia)

Himalayan Whorlflower (Morina longifolia)

Taraxacum sikkimense is found in Sikkim’s temperate to alpine biomes to 4300 meters elevation. Elevation: 3468 meters. Native range is North Pakistan to Himalaya and South Tibet.

Sikkim plant (Rhodiola)

Sikkim plant (Rhodiola)

Elevation: 3948 meters.

Bassecoia hookeri

Bassecoia hookeri

Bassecoia hookeri is found in Sikkim’s temperate to alpine biomes to 4900 meters elevation. Elevation: 3948 meters. Native range is Central Himalaya to China.

Veronica ciliata

Veronica ciliata

Veronica ciliata is found in Sikkim’s temperate to alpine biomes to 5000 meters elevation. Elevation: 3920 meters. Native range is Central Asia to Siberia and China.

Hemipilia chusua

Hemipilia chusua

Hemipilia chusua is found in Sikkim’s temperate biome. Elevation: 3920 meters. Native range is Siberia to Himalaya and Myanmar.

Japanese Spirea (Spiraea japonica)

Japanese Spirea (Spiraea japonica)

Spiraea japonica is found in Sikkim’s temperate to alpine biomes to 4300 meters elevation. Elevation: 3920 meters. Native range is China to North Myanmar, Central & South Japan, Taiwan.