Primula merrilliana Schltr.
Section Ranunculoides
Link to Flora of China description
Type specimen: K.K.Tsoong 3290 resides at B (still exists?) and PE (specimen PE02054416), NAS (specimen NAS00072108) and E (specimen E00024344).
Epithet: Named for E.D. Merrill.
Distribution: Anhui, China.
See J.-W. Shao et al. (2012), Reappraisal of Primula ranunculoides (Primulaceae), an endangered species endemic to China, based on morphological, molecular genetic and reproductive characters
See J.-W. Shao et al. (2015), Genetic diversity and gene flow within and between two different habitats of Primula merrilliana (Primulaceae), an endangered distylous forest herb in eastern China
A biennial species with glabrous, pinnatisect leaves and heterostylous flowers. Found growing in small isolated patches such as road sides, ditch banks and tilth sides. Differs from related P. cicutariifolia in having more pinnae, usually 2 or 3 umbels and corolla lobes elliptical to oval with a rounded apex.
