Primula oxygraphidifolia W. W. Smith & Kingdon-Ward, Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh. 14: 50. 1923.
Section Armerina
Link to Flora of China description
Type specimen: Kingdon-Ward 5222 resides at Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (specimen E00024158) and US National Herbarium (specimen US00131072).
Type specimen: Kingdon-Ward 4182 resides at ?
Type specimen: Forrest 20473 resides at KEW (specimen K000750056) and Paris (specimen P04567163)
Type specimen: Forrest 21332 resides at KEW (specimen K000750057) and Paris (specimen P04567161)
Distribution: China, Sichuan (Muli)
Inhabits moist pastures and wet limestone rocks at 4000-5000m in Muli. Similar to P. fasciculata but with larger flowers. Efarinose, glabrous leaves with a distinct petiole and often with a few blunt teeth on the margin. Flowers purple with a yellow eye, annulate and deeply emarginate. If you have an image of this species, please contact the webmaster.
