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Primula prenantha Balf.f. & W.W.Sm. sect. Candelabra 
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FamilyPRIMULACEAE
Genus speciesPrimula prenantha Balf.f. & W.W.Sm. sect. Candelabra
BibliographyNotes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 9: 191 (1916)
Native Rangesc. China to Himalaya and n. Myanmar
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatbogs, marshes
Altitude2400-4000m
Descriptionglabrous, efarinose, leaves shortly petiolate, oblong, obovate to elliptic, 4-9cm, denticulate, obtuse, umbels 1-2, superimposed, 2-8-flowered, flowers 6-10mm across
Size10-15cm
Coloryellow
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationvery moist to boggy, semi-shady site
alpine house, moist, humous, sandy soil, semi-shade
Propagationseed in winter, germ. 3-12 months, 10-16°C
division in spring just as young growth commences
SynonymsAleuritia microloma (Hand.-Mazz.) Soják
Aleuritia prenantha (Balf.f. & W.W.Sm.) Soják
Primula prenantha var. microloma (Hand.-Mazz.) A.J.Richards
Primula microloma Hand.-Mazz.
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHT Tibet)
4 Asia-Tropical
     40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya, NEP Nepal)
     41 Indo-China (MYA Myanmar)
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