Family | PRIMULACEAE |
Genus species | Primula concholoba Stapf & Sealy sect. Muscarioides |
Bibliography | Bot. Mag. 155: t. 9289 (1932) |
Native Range | se. Tibet to e. Himalaya and n. Myanmar |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 3900-4500m |
Description | leaves oblanceolate to oblong, 2-8cm long, irregularly dentate, petals abaxially farinose, flowers campanulate, 10-20, in compact head, floral tube 3-4cm long |
Size | 7-20cm |
Color | bright violet |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 3-6 months, 13-16°C division in spring just as young growth commences |
Synonyms | Aleuritia apoclita (Balf.f. & Forrest) Soják Aleuritia concholoba (Stapf & Sealy) Soják Primula apoclita Balf.f & Forrest Primula pinnatifida ssp. apoclita (Balf.f. & Forrest) W.W.Sm. & Forrest |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya) 41 Indo-China (MYA Myanmar) |