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Primula reticulata Wall. sect. Sikkimensis 
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FamilyPRIMULACEAE
Genus speciesPrimula reticulata Wall. sect. Sikkimensis
BibliographyFl. Ind. [W.Roxburgh] 2: 21 (1824)
Native Ranges. Tibet to e. & c. Himalaya
Primary BiomeSubalpine
Habitatgrassland
Altitude2900-5000m
Descriptionleaves long petiolate, ovate-oblong to oblong, 2-10cm, glabrous, dentate, umbels 4-12-flowered, flowers 1-2cm across, lobes obovate to obovate-oblong, entire
Size15-40cm
Colorcreamy yellow, white
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationhumous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site
alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer
Propagationseed in winter, germ. 3-12 months, 10-16°C
division in spring just as young growth commences
SynonymsAleuritia didyma (W.W.Sm.) Soják
Aleuritia reticulata (Wall.) Soják
Primula altissima D.Don
Primula didyma W.W.Sm.
Primula reticulata var. didyma (W.W.Sm.) A.J.Richards
Primula speciosa D.Don
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     36 China (CHT Tibet)
4 Asia-Tropical
     40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya, NEP Nepal)
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