Primula poissonii
| Primula poissonii | |
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| Primula poissonii in the Quarryhill Botanical Garden | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Primulaceae |
| Genus: | Primula |
| Section: | Proliferae |
| Species: | P. poissonii |
| Binomial name | |
| Primula poissonii | |
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Primula poissonii (海仙花 hai xian hua) is a species of perennial Candelabra primula flower, native to wet areas at altitudes of 2500-3100 meters in western Sichuan and central and northern Yunnan, China. Its leaves form a rosette, with leaf blades obovate-elliptic to oblanceolate, strongly tapering to base. The corolla is deep purplish crimson or rose-purple, tubular, 0.9 to 1.1 cm in length, rising from a scape of 20-45 cm in length.
References
- Primula poissonii, Franchet, Bull. Soc. Bot. France. 33: 67. 1886.
- Flora of China entry
- The Plant List entry
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