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Omphalogramma elwesianum (King ex G.Watt) Franch.  
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FamilyPRIMULACEAE
Genus speciesOmphalogramma elwesianum (King ex G.Watt) Franch. 
BibliographyBull. Soc. Bot. France 45: 179 (1898)
Native Rangese. Tibet to e. & c. Himalaya
Primary BiomeSubalpine
Habitatgrassland
Altitude3600-4000m
Descriptionleaves winged petiolate, oblanceolate, 2-10cm, glabrous, entire or obscurely denticulate, obtuse, flowers solitary, infundibuliform, 20-35mm across, lobes ciliate, incised
Size5-10cm
Colorpurple
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 after flowering; cuttings in late summer
SynonymsOmphalogramma elwesianum var. assamicum H.R.Fletcher
Primula elwesiana King ex G.Watt
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     36 China (CHT Tibet)
4 Asia-Tropical
     40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya, NEP Nepal)
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