Damnacanthus indicus C.F.Gaertn. (Assam to S. China, Korea (Jeju-do), Central & S. Japan, Taiwan: Assam, Bangladesh, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Japan, Korea, Myanmar, Taiwan, Tibet as per POWO)
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BSI Flora of India Checklist (Distribution):
Damnacanthus indicus C.F. Gaertn.
var. indicus (Arunachal Pradesh, Assam)
var. major (Siebold & Zucc.) T.Yamaz. (Manipur, Meghalaya) (syn. of Damnacanthus major Siebold & Zucc. as per POWO and CoL, but no distribution given in India)
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Some species found in India with description & keys from Flora of China (Distribution):
Damnacanthus indicus C. F. Gaertner (Sparse or dense forests on hills or mountains, rocky thickets; 100-1500 m. Anhui, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Sichuan, Taiwan, Xizang, Yunnan, Zhejiang [N and NE India, Japan, Korea])
