Primula poissonii Franch.

Species

Angiosperms > Ericales > Primulaceae > Primula

Characteristics

Herbs perennial, efarinose, glabrous. Leaves forming a rosette; petiole indistinct or sometimes nearly as long as leaf blade, broadly winged; leaf blade obovate-elliptic to oblanceolate, (2.5--)4--10(--13) X 1.2--5 cm, strongly tapering to base, margin regularly denticulate, apex rounded. Scapes 20--45 cm, elongating to 60 cm in fruit; umbels 2--6, superimposed, 3--10-flowered; bracts linear-lanceolate, 5--10 mm. Pedicel 1--2 cm. Flowers heterostylous. Calyx campanulate, ca. 5 mm, parted to 1/3; lobes triangular to oblong, apex subobtuse. Corolla deep purplish crimson or rose-purple; tube 0.9--1.1 cm; limb spreading, 1.8--3 cm wide; lobes obovate to suborbicular, 8--9.5 X 6--8 mm, apex usually 2-cleft. Pin flowers: stamens ca. 2 mm above base of corolla tube; style ca. 6.5 mm. Thrum flowers with positions reciprocal. Capsule ovoid, slightly longer than calyx. Fl. May-Jul. 2n = 22@.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 1.05 - 1.25
Mature height (meter) 1.3 - 1.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light 4-8
Soil humidity 2-7
Soil texture -
Soil acidity 2-6
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 8-10

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by divisions or seedlings.
Mode divisions seedlings
Germination duration (days) 14 - 28
Germination temperacture (C°) 19 - 21
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Primula poissonii unspecified picture

Distribution

Primula poissonii world distribution map, present in China

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:702434-1
WFO ID wfo-0000482826
COL ID 4MD9Y
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Aleuritia poissonii Primula poissonii Primula planiflora