Primula epilosa Craib, Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh. 11: 171. 1919.
Section Davidii
Link to Flora of China description
Additional reference
Type specimen: Wilson 4048 resides at KEW (specimen K000750144, K000750145) and Paris (specimen P04571285)
P. cheniana (syn): Fang, Acta Univ. Szechwan 1:80. 1956. Type specimen: Tsiang 33755, 33902 resides at Sichuan University, Chengdu (specimen 00027764, 00027765).
Distribution: China, W Sichuan (Erlang Xian, Luding Xian, Tianquan xian)
This species is typical of Section Davidii in having oval-oblong leaves with a rugose surface. At the base of the leaves are brown scale-leaves. It is distinguished by having short hairs on both surfaces of the leaves but lacking longer septate hairs. The leaf margin is hydathode-dentate as per the original description though this is difficult to see on the herbarium specimens. It is worth noting that the KEW specimens were previously labelled P. ovalifolia and that P. ovalifolia and P. davidii are closely related to P. epilosa.
