Pan India Bouquets

Primula floribunda Wall.

Family : Primulaceae
(Primrose Or Primula Family)
Family (Hindi name) : KRISHNANEEL FAMILY (कृष्ण नील फैमिली)
Family (as per The APG System III) : Primulaceae
Synonym(s) : Androsace obovata Wall. ex Duby; Primula obovata Wall.
Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Primula floribunda Wall.
Common name : Buttercup Primrose, Profusely Flowering Primrose
Habit : Perennial herb
Habitat : On damp limestone cliffs, rocks, near waterfalls, moist and shady places from 600 - 2600 m. altitude
Key identification features : Plants weak stemmed and straggling. Leaves cauline. Flowers in superposed whorls of 2-5
Flower, Fruit : April-June
Distribution :
- Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
Native : Afghanistan, India, Pakistan, West Himalaya
Exotic/Native : Native
World Distribution : East Afghanistan to West Himalaya
Literature : Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 168
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Navendu Page, Deepak Kumar (2020). Pan India Bouquets. http://flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in/pan/plants.php?name=Primula floribunda. Downloaded on 3 December 2023.