河北假报春 Primula matthioli subsp. pekinensis

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  • Scientific Name: Primula matthioli subsp. pekinensis (V.A.Richt.) Kovt.
  • Ref: Bot. Zhurn. (Moscow & Leningrad) 96:963. 2011
  • Synonyms: Cortusa coreana (Nakai) Nakai, Cortusa matthioli subsp. pekinensis (V.A. Richt.) Kitag.
  • English Common Name: Beijing alpine bell
  • Chinese Common Name: 河北假报春 Héběi jiǎ∙bàochūn
  • Family: Primulaceae
  • Genus: Primula
  • Distribution: Streamsides, woodland margins, in shrubs. 1500–3000 m. Gansu, Hebei, Shaanxi, Shanxi [Korea, Russia].
  • Photo: 07/14/2009, Mt. Taibai, Qinling
Herbs 20--25(--40) cm tall. Petiole 2--3 X as long as leaf blade, rust-colored pubescent; leaf blade reniform to suborbicular, 3.5--8 X 4--8(--9) cm, base cordate, lobed 1/2--2/3; lobes usually oblong, margin acutely dentate. Scapes erect, usually ca. 2 X as long as leaf rosette, sparsely pubescent or glabrescent; umbel solitary, 5--8(--10)-flowered; bracts narrowly cuneate, apex incised-dentate. Pedicels unequal. Calyx often tinged with violet, 4.5--5 mm, parted to slightly below middle; lobes lanceolate, apex acute. Corolla purple-violet, infundibular, 0.8--1.2 cm, parted to middle; lobes oblong, apex obtuse. Filaments very short; anthers to 3.5 mm, apex apiculate. Style to 1 cm, exserted. Capsule nearly cylindric, longer than calyx. 2n = 24. (Flora of China)
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