Leaves broadly lanceolate, apex acute to acuminate. Inflorescence a compound corymb. Sepals ovate, prominently ciliate. Petals oblong. Ovary entirely pubescent, style glabrous, stigma capitate. Capsule globular; seeds 4-8 per capsule, blackish-red, irregular.

Grows along the foothills of outer Himalayas in Assam, Bhotan, Tibet, Sikkim, and Nepal. Not reported from our area.