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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. It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.

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Primula chionantha
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Primulaceae
Genus: Primula
Species:
P. chionantha
Binomial name
Primula chionantha
Synonyms1
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    • 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

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

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

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.