Primula boreiocalliantha Balf.f. & Forrest
Section Crystallophlomis
Link to Flora of China description
Type specimen: Forrest 12571 resides at E (specimens E00024210, E00024211) and K (specimen K000732974).
P. coryana (syn): Balf.f. & Forrest ex W.W.Sm., Type specimen: Forrest 20448 resides at E (specimen E00024212) and P (specimen P04571746).
P. hongshanensis (syn): D.W.H.Rankin , Z.D.Fang & H.Sun, Type specimen: David W.H.Rankin & Fang Zhendong & Sun Hang SDR422, Sun Hang & David W.H.Rankin SDR 1578 resides at E (specimens E00146513, E00146510, E00146511, E00146516).
P. muliensis (syn): Hand.-Mazz., Type specimen: Handel-Mazzetti 7240 resides at WU (specimens WU0059732, WU0059733) and E (specimen E00024213).
P. propinqua (syn): Balf.f. & Forrest, Type specimen: Forrest 14251 resides at E (specimen E00024209).
P. calliantha subsp. boreocalliantha: An unpublished name in use for specimen K000732974.
Additional reference: A new synonym of Primula boreiocalliantha (Primulaceae) by Hu Chi-Ming, Hao Gang.
Epithet: Named as a Northern species similar to P. calliantha.
Distribution: Yunnan, Sichuan.
A stunning species with exceptionally large (to 4cm in diameter), exannulate, bell-shaped, purple-rose flowers usually held in 2-3 whorls. The base of the plant is circled with imbricate farinose bud scales. Leaves are oblong-lanceolate with membranously winged petiole, acute apex, denticulate margin and covered below with farina. The capsule is cylindric, 2x the calyx and opens at the top by valves. Compare with P. calliantha, P. agleniana and P. obliqua.
