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Primula silaensis Petitm. sect. Amethystina 
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FamilyPRIMULACEAE
Genus speciesPrimula silaensis Petitm. sect. Amethystina
BibliographyBull. Herb. Boissier, sér. 2, 7: 524 (1907)
Native Rangesc. China to e. Himalaya and Myanmar
Primary BiomeSubalpine
Habitatgrassland and rocks
Altitude3600-4800m
Descriptionefarinose, glabrous, leaves petiolate, obovate, 1-2cm long, sharply dentate, obtuse, umbels 2-5-flowered, flowers 10-13mm across, campanulate, lobes obscurely emarginate
Size5-10cm
Colorpale pinkish purple
Bloomlate summer
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 silaensis (Petitm.) Soják
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     36 China (CHC China South-Central)
4 Asia-Tropical
     40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya)
     41 Indo-China (MYA Myanmar)
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