Annual. Stem 20-100 cm, quadrangular, branched or not. Leaves 1-6 x 0.5-2.5 cm, narrowly ovate, acute or sub-acute, ciliate or not. Inflorescence paniculate, many-flowered: Flowers pentamerous. Calyx lobes 3-5 x 0.5-2 mm, narrowly ovate to ovate, acute. Corolla pale blue or bluish white with purple band near the base above the gland, tube 0.5-1 mm, 3-7 x 1-3 mm, ovate, acute reflexed or not. Gland one per lobe, horse-shoe-shaped. Filaments flattened, puberulent, connate at base, staminal tube 1.5-2 mm, anther oblong-ovate, obtuse. Ovary 5-9 mm, gynophore 0.5-2 mm, style distinct, stigmas sub-linear. Capsule 6-15 mm. Seeds ± rounded, finely warted. 2n = 20, 24.

Fl. and Fr. Per.: Jun. - Nov.

Type: India, Himalaya, Royle s.n. (holo. K!, iso. BSD - Photo!).

B-7 Hazara, Shaheed Pani-Kund road, Y. Nasir & Khan 9650, 9718 (RAW), Sharan, 15.x.55, A.H. Khan (PPFI), Kaghan, 11.8.1971, S. Abedin & M. Qaiser 8871 (KUH), Between Naran and Kaghan, 6.9.1988, S. Omer & M. Qaiser 2749 (KUH), Thandiani, Alt. 7500 ft. ft. 13.8.84 A.H. Khan (PPFI), ibid, 3.7.70, Y. Nasir 6133 (RAW), Kalapani, 20.8.1956, R.R. Stewart 27845 (RAW), Changla gali, 26.11.51, A.H. Khan (PPFI), Swat, Malam Jabba, 30.10.1985, Atiq-ur-Rehman (KUH), id., 26.9.1989, Jehandar Shah (ICP), 9 miles from Nathiagali on way to Abbottabad, 4.10.70, S.A. Farooqi & M. Qaiser 3486 (KUH), Along road side on way to Govt. House, Nathiagali, 4.9.1969 Saida Qureshi 226 (KUH), Along road side around Pines hotel, Nathiagali 3.9.1969 ibid. 196 (KUH), Swat: Jabba, 20.8.1972, M. Qaiser & A. Ghafoor 4815 (KUH), Natural Park Murree, Ayubia, Sept. 29, 1986 Abdul Rashid (KUH), Baragali, 15.8.1988, Jehandar Shah (ICP), Kashmir: Between Reshian and Leepa valley, Muzaffarabad Dist. 29.8.1986, M. Qaiser A-7 Gilgit, Naltar village, 3.9.1990, Jehandar Shah 2551 (ICP), (Naltar to Noma), 24.7.1954, R.R. Stewart 26512 (RAW), B-7 Kashmir: 2 km from Palandri on way to Trarkhel 17.9.1987, Tahir Ali, M. Qaiser & M. Ajmal Khan, 243 (KUH), 25 km from Kotli on way to Palandri, common in shady places, + 4500 ft.. 16.9.1987, ibid. 221 (KUH), Kohala hills, below Murree 16.9.1931, R.R. Stewart 12386a (RAW), Chenari, Jhelum valley Roac 15.9.1931, R.R. Stewart 12930 (RAW), Dara Sher Khan, Poonch, Aug., 27, 1986, Abdul Rashid (KUH), Kala Maula, Poonch 20.8.56, Jan Mohd, 94 (KUH, RAW), Bangram, Poonch near Bagh, 16.9.52, Rashid Khan s.n. (RAW), C-7 Rawalpindi, Karor, 19.10.1967, Y. Nasir & Z. Ali 7875 (RAW), ibid, 29.8.1986, Y. Nasir & Hanif 11989 (RAW), Punjar Rest House 15.9.1986, Y. Nasir, R. Akhter & Hanif 12189 (RAW).

Distribution: Pakistan, India, Nepal, Burma, Thailand, China.