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Ornamental - It is used in gardens and parks as ornament. Medicine - It is also used for its medicinal properties to treat fever, headache, and other ailments.
Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal
Subtropical biome.
Perennial herb.
Arranged in whorls of 3 or 4, mostly confined to the top of the stem. The leaves are linear-lanceolate, hairless, and almost stalkless, with indistinct lateral nerves.
iny, white, 5-merous flowers with a diameter of about 1.2 cm. They are arranged in terminal, few-flowered umbels with slender peduncles shorter than the leaves.
Capsules containing numerous seeds.
Flowering: August-October