Primula breviscapa Franch.
Section Petiolares, Subsection Davidii
Link to Flora of China description
Type specimen: Delavay s.n. "rupibus madidis ad Tchen-fong-chen" #5016? resides at P (specimens P04571481, P04571485, P04571486).
Epithet: Named for the short scape.
Distribution: Yunnan, China.
A little known species, P. breviscapa is from the NE part of Yunnan where Yunnan meets Sichuan and Guizhou. Distinguished by the leaves which are elliptic to ovate-oblong, with multicellular hairs on the veins below but glabrous above, rounded at the apex, margin irregularly hydathode-dentate, base cuneate into a distinct petiole, equal to the blade and with multicellular hairs. Scape 5-8cm elongating in fruit to 18cm with tawny multicellular hairs. Pedicels 6-8mm sparsely pilose. Flowers violet, lobes deeply emarginate. See related P. dejuniana. If you have an image of this species, please contact the webmaster. 如果你有这个物种的图像，请与网站管理员联系。
