Primula lizipingensis (Primulaceae), a new species from Sichuan, China

Collection: Pensoft Publishers

Keywords: Aleuritia · Topics: Plant and Fungal Species Descriptions, Plant Diversity and Evolution, Plant and animal studies

A new species, Primula lizipingensis W.B.Ju, L.Y.He & X.F.Gao, found in Shimian County, Sichuan, China, is described and illustrated. It is morphologically similar to P. rhodochroa and P. socialis, but can be distinguished from them in having shorter plants covering with white farinose, leaf margin sharply dentate above the middle, the leaf blade becomes papery after drying, scapes obsolete, the bract linear-lanceolate to subulate, solitary at the base of the pedicel, and the white hairs present inside the corolla tube.

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