Pan India Bouquets

Primula petiolaris 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) : Primula chionota W.W.Sm.; Primula cushia Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don; Primula squamosa Klatt ex Pax; Primula tridentata D.Don
Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Primula petiolaris Wall.
Common name : Dwarf Sikkim Primrose
Habit : Perennial herb
Habitat : On rocks in Hiamlaya; 3500 - 4500 m. altitude
Key identification features : Plants without farina
Flower, Fruit : April-May
Distribution :
- Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
- West Bengal : Darjeeling district
Native : Bhutan, East Himalaya, India, Nepal, West Himalaya
Exotic/Native : Native
World Distribution : 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; 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: 528
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 petiolaris. Downloaded on 3 December 2023.