| Family | PRIMULACEAE |
| Genus species | Primula kingii G.Watt sect. Amethystina |
| Bibliography | J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 20: 9 (1882) |
| Native Range | se. Tibet to e. Himalaya |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 3900-4500m |
| Description | efarinose, glabrous, leaves winged petiolate, lanceolate, 2-6cm, entire, acute, umbels 2-10-flowered, flowers 12-22mm long, narrowly campanulate, lobes elliptic to oblong, entire |
| Size | 10-20cm |
| Color | dark wine-red |
| 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, germ. 3-12 months, 10-16°C division in spring just as young growth commences |
| Synonyms | Aleuritia kingii (G.Watt) Soják Primula dickieana var. gouldii H.R.Fletcher Primula gageana Balf.f. & W.W.Sm. Primula kingii ssp. gageana (Balf.f. & W.W.Sm.) W.W.Sm. & Forrest |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya) |