Primula longipetiolata Pax & K.Hoffm., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 17: 98. 1921.
Section Crystallophlomis
Type specimen: Forrest 18875 resides at Universität Wien (specimen WU 0059735) and Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (specimen E00024222).
P. tsiangiae (syn): Forrest, Acta Sci. Nat. Univ. Szechuan. 1956(1): 100. Type specimen: H.L. Tsiang 36285 resides at Chinese Acadamey of Sciences, Beijing (specimen 00027752).
Epithet: Named for the long petioles.
Distribution: Sichuan, China.
This species is considered a synonym of P. limbata by Halda and Richards, and a synonym of P. optata by the Flora of China. See the blog post The Truth about the Blue Nivalids (P. longipetiolata). Leaves oblanceolate to obovate with a rounded apex and most leaves having a distinct petiole, often red colored extending up the midvein, farinose underneath with a band of farina persisting along the edge. Scapes 10-15cm, 1-2 whorls of blue-purple flowers with sparce farina on the face. Calyx lanceolate with an acute apex, tube 1.5 X the calyx.
