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Himalayan Pea

Piptanthus nepalensis

Also called Nepal Laburnum

Himalayan Pea
Photo: Woudloper, CC BY-SA 3.0
Family
Fabaceae (Pea & bean family)
Grows as
Shrub
Native range
Himalaya to C. China and N. Myanmar
Climate
temperate

About

Piptanthus nepalensis is a species of flowering plant in the legume family Fabaceae. It is native to the Himalayas and adjacent regions, including Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, and Nepal.

Where it grows

Piptanthus nepalensis grows in montane grassland, thicket, and forest margins across its native range in the Himalayas and surrounding regions.

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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Piptanthus nepalensis by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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