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Primula bella Franch. sect. Minutissimae 
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FamilyPRIMULACEAE
Genus speciesPrimula bella Franch. sect. Minutissimae
BibliographyBull. Soc. Bot. France 32: 268 (1885)
Native Rangesc. China to Arunachal Pradesh
Primary BiomeSubalpine
Habitatrocky slopes
Altitude3700-4800m
Descriptionleaves petiolate, obovate, 3-7cm, abaxially yellow farinose, deeply incised into lanceolate to ovate segments, flowers 1-2, 20-25mm across, in throat with tuft of white hairs
Size1-5cm
Colorpurple, rose, violet
Bloomspring
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationrock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes
alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer
Propagationseed in winter, germ. 3-12 months, 10-16°C
division in spring just as young growth commences
SynonymsAleuritia bella (Franch.) Soják
Primula bella ssp. bonatiana (Petitm.) W.W.Sm. & Forrest
Primula bella ssp. cyclostegia (Hand.-Mazz.) W.W.Sm. & Forrest
Primula bella ssp. nanobella (Balf.f. & Forrest) W.W.Sm. & Forrest
Primula bella ssp. stragulata (Balf.f. & Forrest) W.W.Sm. & Forrest
Primula bonatiana Petitm.
Primula cyclostegia Hand.-Mazz.
Primula cyclostegia var. nanobella (Balf.f. & Forrest) Hand.-Mazz.
Primula nanobella Balf.f. & Forrest
Primula stragulata Balf.f. & Forrest
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHT Tibet)
4 Asia-Tropical
     40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya)
     41 Indo-China (MYA Myanmar)
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