Primulaceae
Androsace

Androsace tibetica R.Knuth

First published in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 237: 187 (1905)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is E. Afghanistan to NW. Himalaya. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the subalpine or subarctic biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Afghanistan, Pakistan, West Himalaya

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (1995). World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2): 1-483, 529. MIM, Deurne.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Nasir, Y.J. (1984). Flora of Pakistan 157: 1-103. Department of Botany, University of Karachi, Karachi.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Aitchinson, J.E.T. [58] Afghanistan K000750450 Unknown Type Material Yes
Aitchinson, J.E.T. [323] Afghanistan K000750369 Unknown Type Material Yes
Aitchinson, J.E.T. [323] Afghanistan K000750370 Type Yes
Aitchinson, J.E.T. [71] Afghanistan K000750451 Unknown Type Material Yes
Collett, H. [57] Afghanistan K000750449 Type Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
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  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

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