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Larix himalaica
Larix himalaica, the Langtang larch, is a species of conifer in the genus Larix. As of June 2025, it is treated as Larix potaninii var. himalaica by Plants of the World Online, World Flora Online and other sources. It is native to the Himalayas in Gyirong (Jilong) in southern Tibet, from where it was described by the Chinese botanists Wan-Chun Cheng and Li-kuo Fu in 1975, and the adjacent Langtang and Manaslu areas of north-central Nepal; it occurs at altitudes of 3,000–3,500 m.
It is a deciduous tree growing to 40 m tall. The foliage is similar to other larches, with single needles on long shoots and dense clusters on short shoots; they are 1–2.5 cm long, green in summer, and colour up yellow in autumn. The cones are erect, 2–6.5 cm long, purple when immature, ripening dark brown, with typically 30–40 scales; the scales have long, exserted bracts.
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