Primula neurocalyx Franch.

Species

Angiosperms > Ericales > Primulaceae > Primula

Characteristics

Herbs perennial. Leaves forming a rosette; petiole 3--7 cm, with dense tangled tawny hairs; leaf blade suborbicular to broadly ovate, 3--7 cm wide, abaxially with longer hairs along veins, adaxially sparsely pilose, base deeply cordate, margin sinuate-lobulate; lobules broadly triangular, margin irregularly dentate, apex obtuse. Scapes 4--18 cm, with dense tangled tawny hairs; umbels 1 or 2, superimposed, 3--7-flowered; bracts linear-lanceolate, ca. 6 mm, pubescent. Pedicel 0.8--1.5 cm, densely pilose. Flowers homostylous. Calyx narrowly campanulate, 7--9 mm, sparsely pilose, parted to middle or slightly below; lobes oblong to oblong-lanceolate, 1.5--3 mm wide, herbaceous, ciliate. Corolla purplish rose; tube 7--8 mm, ca. as long as calyx; limb 1--1.2 cm wide; lobes obovate emarginate. Stamens at upper part of corolla tube. Style reaching stamens. Capsule unknown. Fl. May-Jul.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
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Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Hardiness (USDA) 6-10

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Germination duration (days) 14 - 28
Germination temperacture (C°) 20
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Distribution

Primula neurocalyx world distribution map, present in China

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:702326-1
WFO ID wfo-0001105871
COL ID 4MD6R
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Synonyms

Primula neurocalyx Primula baokongensis Primula rosthornii Primula malvacea subsp. rosthornii