Phyllanthus emblica
Terai · Siwalik (Chure) · Middle Hills
A small sour fruit packed with more vitamin C than an orange. Eat one and the next sip of water tastes sweet.
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Ilam
- Terai60–300 m
- Siwalik (Chure)300–1000 m
- Middle Hills1000–2500 m
- High Mountains2500–4000 m
- High Himal & Trans-Himalaya4000–8848 m
Districts — Ilam
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Pinus roxburghii
Siwalik (Chure) · Middle Hills
The pine of the middle hills, with long needles and sticky resin that smells sharp and sweet.
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Rhododendron arboreum
Middle Hills · High Mountains
Nepal’s national flower. When the hills turn red in spring, this is the tree doing it.
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Zanthoxylum armatum
Middle Hills
A thorny shrub whose peppery seed makes your tongue tingle and go slightly numb. Nepali pickle would be lost without it.
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