Primula elliptica Royle

 
  • Family : PRIMULACEAE
    (Primrose Or Primula Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : KRISHNANEEL FAMILY (कृष्ण नील फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Primulaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Aleuritia elliptica (Royle) Soják; Primula denticulata Wight; Primula spathulacea Jacquem. ex Duby
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Primula elliptica Royle
  • Common name : Elliptic-Leaf Primrose
  • Habit : Perennial herb
  • Habitat : Found on moist hilly slopes or near melting snow, alpine meadows; 3300 - 4877 m. altitude
  • Comments / notes : It is common on high alpine meadows in Kashmir.
  • Key identification features : Flowers violet-pink to purplish-blue. Bracts 8-12 mm long
  • Flower, Fruit : July-August
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
  • Native : India, West Himalaya
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : 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
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Primula elliptica. Downloaded on 8 December 2024.

India Distribution

World Distribution

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