Primulaceae
Primula
Primula macrophylla

Primula macrophylla var. moorcroftiana (Wall. ex Klatt) W.W.Sm. & H.R.Fletcher

First published in Trans. Roy. Soc. Edinburgh 60: 590 (1942)
This variety is accepted
The native range of this variety is N. Pakistan to W. Xinjiang and Himalaya. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the subalpine or subarctic biome.

Distribution

Native to:

East Himalaya, Nepal, Pakistan, Tibet, West Himalaya, Xinjiang

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Basak, S.K., Maiti, G. & Hajra, P.K. (2014). The Genus Primula L. in India: 1-668. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh, Dehra Dun.
  • Nasir, Y.J. (1984). Flora of Pakistan 157: 1-103. Department of Botany, University of Karachi, Karachi.
  • Rajbhandari, K.R., Rai, S.K. & Chhetri, R. (2021). A Handbook of the Flowering Plants of Nepal 3: 1-331. Department of Plant Resources, Thapathali, Kathmandu, Nepal.
  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (1996). Flora of China 15: 1-387. Science Press (Beijing) & Missouri Botanical Garden Press (St. Louis).

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Basak, S.K., Maiti, G. & Hajra, P.K. (2014). The Genus Primula L. in India: 1-668. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh, Dehra Dun.
  • Nasir, Y.J. (1984). Flora of Pakistan 157: 1-103. Department of Botany, University of Karachi, Karachi.
  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (1996). Flora of China 15: 1-387. Science Press (Beijing) & Missouri Botanical Garden Press (St. Louis).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Meebold, A.K. [2001], India Primula moorcroftiana K000750265 Yes
Meebold, A.K. [2000], India Primula moorcroftiana K000750264 Yes
Moorcroft, W. [Cat. no. 4988], India Primula moorcroftiana K001104428 Yes

Sources

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. 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 2023. 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