Potentilla leschenaultiana

Potentilla leschenaultiana Ser., Prodromus systematis naturalis regni vegetabilis1823 584 1825. (syn: Potentilla bannehalensis Cambess.; Potentilla grahamiana Wight & Arn.);   

Jammu & Kashmir (Kashmir), NW-India (Kumaon), Nepal, Assam as per Catalogue of Life;

Robust, stoloniferous, villous herb; rootstock stout; shoots several, radiating ascending, to 30(45) cm. Leaves odd-pinnate(mostly 5-foliolate), to 6 x 4 cm, chartaceous, coarsely toothed, whitish below; petioles 4-10(15)cm, slender; stipules persistent; terminal leaflet obovate, 3 x 1.5 cm; laterals oblique, to 1.8 x 1 cm; petiolules 2 mm. Inflorescence ascending, corymbose, to 30(45) cm; peduncle to 10(20) cm. Flowers 1.2 cm wide; pedicel to 1.5 cm; bracts lanceolate, 5 mm. Sepals 5, lanceolate, 5 x 3 mm, strigose outside. Petals 5, obovate, bright yellow, 5 x 4 mm, retuse. Stamens c. 20; filaments subequal. Pistils numerous; ovary ovoid; style slender. Achene cluster on rounded receptacle, 4 mm wide.
Flowering and fruiting: February-May
Evergreen forests
Western Himalayas and Southern Western Ghats
(Attributions- Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi from India Biodiversity Portal)

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SK516 12 MAY-2017:ID : 9 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (7) - around 600 kb each.
Location:  Taplejung, Nepal
Date: 18 April 2017
Altitude: 5500 ft. 
Malvaceae? 
Or Rosaceae ?? 
Potentilla reptans perhaps?
To me looks different from images at Potentilla reptans
May be some other species in this genus.
Potentilla leschenaultiana Ser. ???
I tried all options but could not come to the conclusion.
For a lay person like me it seems matching.
If some expert could validate it looking at the herbarium.

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Potentilla leschenaultiana Ser. ??? : 9 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (7) - around 700 kb each.
Location: Mirik ( Soureni),India
Altitude: 6000 ft.
Date: 8 May 2018
Habit : Wild
Sir i think Elatostemma sp.
I am afraid it does not match to Elatostema sp. !
What could it be? Same plant from Nepal also posted earlier. SK516 12 MAY-2017:ID
Check sepals
To me appear same as at SK516 12 MAY-2017:ID, tentatively identified as Potentilla leschenaultiana
Nepali Name : य्हुमी Hyumee 

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