Primula chionantha

Primula chionantha, the snow-white primrose, is a species of flowering plant in the family Primulaceae, native to Tibet, Sichuan and Yunnan in China.[1] It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[2]

Primula chionantha
Botanical illustration
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Primulaceae
Genus: Primula
Species:
P. chionantha
Binomial name
Primula chionantha
Synonyms[1]
List
    • Primula brevicula Balf.f. & Forrest
    • Primula chionantha subsp. sinopurpurea (Irving) A.J.Richards
    • Primula ingens W.W.Sm. & Forrest
    • Primula leucochnoa Hand.-Mazz.
    • Primula melanops W.W.Sm. & Kingdon-Ward

Subtaxa

The following subspecies are accepted:[1]

  • Primula chionantha subsp. brevicula (Balf.f. & Forrest) A.J.Richards – Yunnan
  • Primula chionantha subsp. chionantha
  • Primula chionantha subsp. melanops (W.W.Sm. & Kingdon-Ward) A.J.Richards – Sichuan

References
  1. "Primula chionantha Balf.f. & Forrest". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  2. "Primula chionantha (Cy) snow-white primrose". The Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 11 April 2021.


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