Family | PRIMULACEAE |
Genus species | Primula subansirica G.D.Pal sect. Sikkimensis |
Bibliography | J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 82: 617 (1986) |
Native Range | Arunachal Pradesh |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland and woods |
Altitude | 1800-2100m |
Description | efarinose, leaves in rosette, ovate-cordate, 4-7cm, obtuse, crenate, abaxially densely pubescent, petiolate, flowers 2-6 in umbel, flowers erect, campanulate, sepals oblong |
Size | 15-25cm |
Color | purple |
Bloom | spring, early summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade |
Propagation | seed in winter, germ. 3-12 months, 10-16°C division in spring just as young growth commences |
Synonyms | Primula erythra ssp. subansirica (G.D.Pal) Halda Primula firmipes ssp. subansirica (G.D.Pal) S.K.Basak & Maiti |
Territory | 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya) |