Cyananthus inflatus

Cyananthus inflatus Hook.f. & Thomson, J. Proc. Linn. Soc., Bot. 2: 21 (1857) (syn: Cyananthus forrestii Diels ; Cyananthus inflatus var. rufus Franch. ; Cyananthus inflatus var. sylvestris C.Marquand ; Cyananthus pseudoinflatus P.C.Tsoong);
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Central Himalaya to S. Central China: Assam, Bangladesh, China South-Central, East Himalaya, Myanmar, Nepal, Tibet as per POWO;
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SK 4053 03 February 2025: 1 image.

Location : East Nepal
Date : January 2025
Elevation :  Approx. 3400m
Habit : Wild
Sent by a friend, Mr. Kamal Maden.


May be from Silene (https://efloraofindia.com/efi/silene/) or some other genus under Caryphyllaceae?


Maybe …, but  could not find any match in Caryophyllaceae


I think Cyananthus!


Perhaps Cyananthus inflatus


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References:
POWO  Catalogue of Life  GBIF (High resolution specimens) Flora of China  FOC illustration  Annotated checklist of Flowering plants of Nepal  India Biodiversity Portal

Updated on March 27, 2025

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