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
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Primula hookeri. Downloaded on 11 October 2024.

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