Primula yunnanensis Franch.


Family	PRIMULACEAE
Genus species	Primula yunnanensis Franch. sect. Farinosae
Synonyms	Primula calcicola Balf.f. & Forrest
	Primula fragilis Balf.f. & Forrest
	Primula umbrella Forrest ex Balf.f.
Habitat	rocks
Altitude	2800-3600m
Description	leaves elliptic to spathulate, 1-4cm, abaxially densely yellow farinose, crenate, flowers 1-5, 10-15mm across, lobes broadly obovate, deeply incised
Size	1-5cm
Color	lilac, pinkish rose
Bloom	summer
Ca	+
Type	rosette, cushion
Cultivation	rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer
Propagation	seed in winter, germ. 3-12 months, 10-16°C division after flowering
Territory	Asia-Temperate China (China South-Central ) Asia-Tropical Indo-China (Myanmar)
Bibliography	Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org

Comments	PRIMULACEAE Primula yunnanensis Franch., Bull. Soc. Bot. France 32: 269 (1885) ============================================================================= yunnanensis typica ined. Synonyms: Primula calcicola Balf.f. & Forrest Primula fragilis Balf.f. & Forrest Primula kichanensis Franch. ex Petitim. Primula umbrella Forrest ex Balf.f. Primula yunnanensis fragilis (Balf.f. & Kingdon-Ward) W.W.Sm. & Forrest sc. China, n. Burma 36 CHC 41 MYA 2800-3600m yunnanensis maikhaensis (Balf.f. & Forrest) Halda, Gen. Primula 270 (1992) Basionym: Primula maikhaensis Balf.f. & Forrest, Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 13: 13 (1920) sc. China (nw. Yunnan) 36 CHC 3000-3700m yunnanensis membranifolia (Franch.) Halda, ibid. Basionym: Primula membranifolia Franch., Bull. Soc. Bot. France 33: 68 (1886) Synonyms: Primula longituba Forrest sc. China (w. Yunnan) 36 CHC 3000-3300m yunnanensis socialis (F.H.Chen & C.M.Hu) Halda, ibid. Basionym: Primula socialis F.W.Chen & C.M.Hu, Acta Bot. Austro Sin. 6: 18 (1990) sc. China (w. Yunnan) 36 CHC 2900-3100m