Primula obtusifolia 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) : Primula traillii G.Watt
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Primula obtusifolia Royle
  • Habit : Perennial herb
  • Habitat : Found in dry rocky places or near melting snow; 3000 - 5000 m. altitude
  • Comments / notes : The species is related to Primula macrophylla from which it differs in the membranous leaves, and the shorter included capsules. Variable as regards the size of the leaf, scape and calyx. The colour of the farina may be yellow or white.
  • Key identification features : Scapigerous herbs, up to 20 cm tall; Leaves elliptic, spathulate, ovate or obovate; Scapes stout, up to 20 cm long; Flowers purple or dark violet; Capsule oblong
  • Flower, Fruit : June-August
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
    • Sikkim : Sikkim
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Kameng, Tawang
  • Native : Bhutan, India, Tibet
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Pakistan, Himalaya to South-East 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
    • G.S Giri., A.Pramanik., H.J. Chowdhery., G.D Pal and S.K. Das (2008). Materials for Arunachal Pradesh, Vol (2), Pg: 109
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Primula obtusifolia. Downloaded on 5 October 2024.

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