| Family | PRIMULACEAE |
| Genus species | Primula melanodonta W.W.Sm. sect. Candelabra |
| Synonyms | Aleuritia melanodonta (W.W.Sm.) Soják |
| Habitat | bogs, marshes |
| Altitude | 3500-4000m |
| Description | efarinose, glabrous, leaves petiolate, oblanceolate to elliptic-obovate, 3-5cm long, finely dentate, umbel 2-5-flowered, flowers to 2cm across, lobes broadly obcordate |
| Size | 15-25cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | late spring |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuft |
| Cultivation | very moist to boggy, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous, sandy soil, semi-shade |
| Propagation | seed in winter, germ. 3-12 months, 10-16°C division in spring just as young growth commences |
| Territory |
Asia-Temperate
China (China South-Central ) Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent (East Himalaya ) Indo-China (Myanmar) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | PRIMULACEAE
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