| Family | PRIMULACEAE |
| Genus species | Primula melanodonta W.W.Sm. sect. Candelabra |
| Bibliography | Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 15: 303 (1927) |
| Native Range | sc. China to e. Himalaya and n. Myanmar |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| 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 | perennial |
| 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 |
| Synonyms | Aleuritia melanodonta (W.W.Sm.) Soják |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya) 41 Indo-China (MYA Myanmar) |