Pan India Bouquets

Primula wigramiana W.W.Sm.

Family : Primulaceae
(Primrose Or Primula Family)
Family (Hindi name) : KRISHNANEEL FAMILY (कृष्ण नील फैमिली)
Family (as per The APG System III) : Primulaceae
Synonym(s) : Anagallis aquatica Endl. ex Ledeb.; Samolus americanus Spreng.; Samolus aquaticus St.-Lag.; Samolus aquaticus Lam.; Samolus beccabungae-facie Gilib.; Samolus bracteatus Stokes; Samolus bracteolosus Phil.; Samolus caulescens Willd. ex Schult.; Samolus geniculatus Dulac; Samolus littoralis Schrank; Samolus valerandi var. africanus L.; Samolus valerandi var. typicus R.Knuth
Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Primula wigramiana W.W.Sm.
Habit : Herb
Habitat : Himalaya; 4100 - 5200 m. altitude
Comments / notes : It is similar to P. reidii, but is distinguished from it by the larger exannulate corolla.
Key identification features : It has oblanceolate to ovate leaves, rounded at the apex, narrowed to a winged petiole, soft multicellular hairs above and below. Scape to 25cm, farinose at apex, with a compact head of 6-7 pendent white, exannulate, widely funnel shaped flowers with lobes distinctly toothed (but sometimes subentire). Calyx often unevenly developed, divided to 1/3 or to the base, farinose within and lobes incised by 2-5 prominent teeth
Flower, Fruit : July
Distribution :
- Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
Native : Nepal, India(Uttarakhand)
Exotic/Native : Native
World Distribution : Nepal, India
Literature : Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 169
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 wigramiana. Downloaded on 8 February 2023.

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