Pan India Bouquets

Primula hookeri G.Watt

Family : Primulaceae
(Primrose Or Primula Family)
Family (Hindi name) : KRISHNANEEL FAMILY (कृष्ण नील फैमिली)
Family (as per The APG System III) : Primulaceae
Synonym(s) : Primula vernicosa Kingdon-Ward ex Balf.f.
Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Primula hookeri G.Watt
Common name : Hooker's Primrose
Habit : Perennial herb
Habitat : Damp banks in Abies and Rhododendron forest, in Rhododendron scrub, on moraines, alpine meadows, rocky slopes, gravelly avalanche deposits; 3200 - 5000 m. altitude
Key identification features : Base with overlapping bud scales; scales reddish, ovate to oblong
Flower, Fruit : May-July
Distribution :
- Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
- Sikkim : North Sikkim (Mangan) district
Native : Bhutan, China, East Himalaya, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Tibet, West Himalaya
Exotic/Native : Native
World Distribution : Himalaya to China (North-West Yunnan)
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; GRIERSON A.J.C. & LONG D.G. (1983). FLORA OF BHUTAN INCLUDING A RECORD OF PLANTS FROM SIKKIM Vol. 2: Part 2. ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN, EDINBURGH: 531
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 hookeri. Downloaded on 1 July 2022.