Primula tenuiloba (G.Watt) Pax

Species

Angiosperms > Ericales > Primulaceae > Primula

Characteristics

Herbs perennial, efarinose, to 2 cm tall, with remains of old leaves at base. Petiole narrowly winged, shorter than to slightly longer than leaf blade; leaf blade spatulate, 5--20 X 2--4 mm, base attenuate, margin deeply blunt lobulate-dentate, with oblong teeth, often revolute, apex obtuse to rounded. Scapes rarely to 2 cm, with a solitary flower; bracts solitary, adnate just below calyx, linear, to 4 mm. Flower subsessile, heterostylous. Calyx narrowly campanulate, 3.5--5 mm, parted to middle; lobes green or tinged purple, oblong to elliptic, apex obtuse or dentate. Corolla bright bluish violet, with a white eye; tube 6--8 mm, white pubescent outside; limb 1.5--2 cm wide; lobes narrowly obovate, deeply 2-lobed; lobules linear, ca. 3.5 X 1.5 mm. Pin flowers: stamens near base of corolla tube; style reaching middle of tube. Thrum flowers with positions reciprocal. Capsule cylindric, shorter than calyx. Fl. Jul.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
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Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.02
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Hardiness (USDA) 7-11

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Cultivation

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

Primula tenuiloba world distribution map, present in Bhutan, China, India, and Nepal

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:702698-1
WFO ID wfo-0001106297
COL ID 4MDHM
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Synonyms

Aleuritia tenuiloba Primula tenuiloba Primula indobella Primula muscoides var. tenuiloba