Elevational distribution of A. laboriosa records for Uttarakhand, Nepal, Bhutan and Arunachal Pradesh. 94% of all records were found between 500–3500 m a.s.l.. The lowest occurrence of A. laboriosa was observed in Arunachal Pradesh (229 m a.s.l.), and the highest in Nepal (4267 m a.s.l.). Uttarakhand (N = 17; range: 1008–2743 m a.s.l.; mean: 1927 ±131 m), Nepal (N= 60; range: 800–4100 m a.s.l.; mean: 2036 ±103 m), Bhutan (N = 43; range: 631–3399 m a.s.l.; mean: 2077 ±124 m), Arunachal Pradesh (N = 17; range: 229–3649 m a.s.l.; mean: 1620 ±143 m).