Primula carolinehenryae S.O'Brien
Section Carolinella
Link to Flora of China description (as P. henryi)
Type specimen: A. Henry 10735 resides at K (specimen K000732859).
P. henryi (Hemsl.) Pax (nom. illeg.): Type specimen: A. Henry 10735 resides at Kew (specimen K000732859).
Carolinella henryi Hemsl.: Type specimen: A. Henry 10735 resides at Kew (specimen K000732859).
Epithet: Named for Caroline Henry, wife of the collector, Dr. A. Henry.
Distribution: SE Yunnan, China and N. Vietnam.
Originally part of the Genus Carolinella which was later transferred to Primula. The name Primula henryi is illegitimate as it is a later homonym and so it was replaced with the name P. carolinehenryi. This name has been corrected according to the Code of Nomenclature to P. carolinehenryae as the name commemorates a female. This species was discovered in SE Yunnan, near Meng-tze (now Honghe) and found recently in North Vietnam. It is distinguished from P. chapaensis, which is found in the same area, by being glabrous and by the calyx lobes which are triangular with an acute apex. A large efarinose plant with rhizomes up to 2cm in diameter, studded with the remains of old petioles and scapes, and several long-petioled leaves, each up to 12cm broad, with a spiny dentate margin and an acuminate apex . Scape to 21cm with10-25 pink or creamy flowers arranged in a short raceme.
