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Primulina tabacum Hance  
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FamilyGESNERIACEAE
Genus speciesPrimulina tabacum Hance 
BibliographyJ. Bot. 21: 169 (1883)
Native Rangese. China (n. Guangdong)
Primary BiomeSubtropical
Habitatshady rocks
Altitude100-300m
Descriptionleaves crowded, subcarnose, orbiculate, cordate, at base more or less lobate, 5-13cm wide, petiole broadly winged, flowers 12-20mm, with 5 unequal petals, in cyme
Size10-30cm
Colorwhite
Bloomsummer
Ca-
Typeperennial
Cultivationshady, humous, rock crevices
alpine house, humous, gravelly soil, shade
Propagationseed in spring, germ. 1 month, 13-18°C
division in spring and in late summer; leaf cuttings in summ
SynonymsPrimulina sinensis Hook.f.
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     36 China (CHS China Southeast)
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