| Family | PRIMULACEAE |
| Genus species | Primula kingii G.Watt sect. Amethystina |
| Synonyms | Aleuritia kingii (G.Watt) Soják |
| Primula gageana Balf.f. & W.W.Sm. | |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 3900-4500m |
| Description | efarinose, glabrous, leaves winged petiolate, lanceolate, 2-6cm, entire, acute, umbels 2-10-flowered, flowers 12-22mm long, narrowly campanulate, lobes elliptic to oblong, entire |
| Size | 10-20cm |
| Color | dark wine-red |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuft |
| Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed in winter, germ. 3-12 months, 10-16°C division in spring just as young growth commences |
| Territory |
Asia-Temperate
China (Tibet ) Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent (East Himalaya) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | PRIMULACEAE
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