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Primula caveana W.W.Sm. sect. Rotundifolia 
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FamilyPRIMULACEAE
Genus speciesPrimula caveana W.W.Sm. sect. Rotundifolia
BibliographyRec. Bot. Surv. India 4: 218 (1911)
Native Ranges. & se. Tibet to e. & c. Himalaya
Primary BiomeSubalpine
Habitatshady rocks
Altitude4600-5700m
Descriptionleaves petiolate, oblong to suborbiculate, 1-8cm, abaxially white farinose, adaxially glandular strigose, dentate, flowers 1-9, ca. 15mm across, lobes obovate to suborbiculate
Size5-10cm
Colorpale purple
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationshady, humous, rock crevices
alpine house, humous, gravelly soil, shade
Propagationseed in winter, germ. 3-12 months, 10-16°C
division in spring just as young growth commences
SynonymsAleuritia caveana (W.W.Sm.) Soják
Primula cana Balf.f. & Cave
Primula younghusbandiana Balf.f.
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     36 China (CHT Tibet)
4 Asia-Tropical
     40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya, NEP Nepal)
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