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Roscoea capitata is a perennial herbaceous plant native to the Himalayas, being found in Nepal. Most members of the ginger family (Zingiberaceae), to which it belongs, are tropical, but R. capitata, like other species of Roscoea, grows in much colder mountainous regions.
Roscoea capitata is native to the eastern Himalayas and in particular central Nepal, where it is said to grow on grassy or stony hillsides and slopes, often on disturbed ground. The Flora of China also gives its distribution as "Xizang" (i.e. Tibet), although this is not supported by other sources.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Roscoea capitata 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.
