Synonym(s) : Aleuritia involucrata Soják; Primula involucrata Wall. ex Duby
Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Primula munroi Lindl.
Common name : Tall Pale Primrose
Habit : Perennial herb
Habitat : Boggy ground and streamsides in open alpine meadows, glades and amongst Salix and Rhododendron scrub, 3000 - 4570 m. altitude
Key identification features : Bracts easily visible and prolonged below their insertion into a 1-3-toothed auricle 4- 7mm; flowers weakly zygomorphic
Flower, Fruit : May-September
Distribution :
Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
Sikkim : North Sikkim (Mangan) district,East Sikkim (Gangtok) district
Native : Bhutan, East Himalaya, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Tibet, West Himalaya
Exotic/Native : Native
World Distribution : North-East Pakistan to Himalaya and South Tibet
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: 542