Primula thearosa Kingdon-Ward, Field Notes Trees, Shrubs & Pl. 1926 14.
Section Crystallophlomis, Subsection Agleniana
Type specimen: Ward 6820 resides at Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (specimens E00024609, E00024610, E00024819).
P. agleniana var. thearosa (syn): Kingdon-Ward, Ann. Bot. (Oxford) 44: 122. 1930. Type specimen: as above.
Additional reference: Boardman, Chambers, Eveleigh, Richards, The Plantsman 9:88. 2010.
Epithet: Named for the colour similar to a "tea rose".
Distribution: Arunachal Pradesh, Myanmar (Burma).
Related to P. agleniana and sometimes thought to be a colour variant of that species, P. thearosa can be distinguished by being dwarfer, with fewer flowers and a deep pink corolla. The last three images may represent hybrids between P. agleniana var. atrocrocea and P. thearosa. P. thearosa is usually found at a higher elevation than P. agleniana var. atrocrocea. See related: P. agleniana, P. elizabethae, P. falcifolia, P. obliqua.
