Plant Taxa/Genera/Species with diverse characteristics

Characteristics	Taxa/General/Species
Primitive Taxa	Alcimandra,Exbucklandia,Houttuyinia, Magnolia,Michelia
Botanical Curiosities	Balanophora involurata, B.polyandra, Helwinga himalaica, Phopalocnemis phallides, Aeginatia indica, pinguicula alpina, Drosera peltata, Ephedra geradiana, Urticularia sp.
Endemics of sikkim	Anemone dumosa var monantha, Rananculus sikkimensis, Uvaria lurida var. sikkimensis, Berberis umbellata var. sikkimensis,Astralagus Zemuensis, Caragana spinifera, Anaphalis cavei, A, hookeri, A, submbellata, Blumea sikkimensis, Cacalis chola, Cremanthodium palmatum var. benthamii, Crepis atropappa, Inula macrosperma, Jurinea cooperi, Lactuca cooperi, Ligularia kingiana, L. pachycarpa.
Endemics of Eastern Himalaya	Abies densa, Agaptes incurvata, A. sikkimensis, Betula utilis, Dipsacus atratus, Eriobotrya hookeriana, Gneum macrosepalum, Larix griffithiana, Lindera heterophylla, Liparis perpusilla, Lloydia flavonutans, Maddenia himalaica, Meconopsis grandis, M. suuperba, M. villosa, Myricaria alviflora, Primula whitei, rhododendron baileyi, R. camelliaeflorum, R. ciliatum, R. glaucophyllum, R. grande. R. lavatum, R. lavatum, R. lindleyi, R. wallichii, R. wightii, Rubus fragarioides, Saussurea conica.
Sino Himalayan Elements	Acer,Actinidia, Anthocephalus, Bulbophyllum, Camellia, Cymbidium, Debregeasia. Engelhardtia, Eria, Exbucklandia, Lirsaea, podacarpus, Rubus and Vaccinium.
Peninsular Indian Elements	Butea, Clissampelos, Elatostomma, Eurya, Gracinia, Leea, Mahonia, Trichosanthes
Tibetans Elements	Braya, Cheneya, Ephedra, Cortiella, Dracocephallum, Hippophae, Lagotis
Euro Siberian Elements	Aconitum, Caltha, Anaphalis, Saussurea, fragaria, Spirea, Salix
American Elements	Aeschulus, Aster, Arisaemia, Astilbe, Dicontra, Disporum, Itea
Exotic Taxa	Caceolaria, chromolaena, Eupatorium, lantana, Mikania
Ornamental Species	Aerides fieldingii, A. multiflora, A. odorata, Anoectochllus sikkimensis, Archnis carthcartii, A.. clarkei, Arudina graminifolia, Calanthe masuca, Coelogyne corymbosa, C. cristata, Cymbidium cyperifolium, C. elegans, C. iridiodes, C. munronianum, Cyperidium elegans, C. himalaicum, Dendrobium chrysanthum, D. chrysanthum, D. chrysotoxum, Paphiopedilium fairieanum, P.mishumensis, P. tankervilliae, Pleione maculata, P. praecox, vanda sp.
Medicinal Species	Abies decsa, Aconitum hetrophyllum, A. Palmantum, Artemesia nilagirica, Asparagus racemouse, Astilbe rivularis, Begonia laciniata, Berberis aristata, Bergenia purpurascens, betula utilis, Cissampelos pareira, Castus speciousus, Curculigo orchioides, Dicentra thalictrifolia, Dichroa febrifuga, Drymaria cordata, Ephedra gerardiana, Heracleum nepalense, Iris nepalensis, juniperus recurva, Huprzia serrata, Nadrostacys grandifolia, picrorhiza scrophuliflora, Podophyllum heandrum, Potintilla fulgens, Pratia begonifolia, Prazwalskia tangutica, Rheum australe, Rummex nepaensis, Sikkimea laureola, Swertia Chirayita, Valeriana hardwickii, V. jatamansi, Zanthoxylum alatum
Endangered Taxa	Aconitum novoludrium, Calamus inermis, Cyathopis sikkimensis, Magnolia g;obosa, Soulia vaginata, Cypridium macranthan, C.elegans, C.himalaicum, Arachis cathcartii, A. clarkei, cyathea gigantea, Livistona jenkinsiana, Phoenix rupicola, Impatiens tuberculata, Begonia femmipara, Condonopsis affinis, Nardostachys grandifolra, Oaphiopedilum fairiea num, Rhododendron nivale, R.lavatum, Hoya edeni, treutlera insignis, primula glabra, Liparis dastances, Saussurea sp.

Source:Kanchenjunga Mountain Complex, WWF Nepal Program