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Primula vallicola sp. nov. (Primulaceae) from Sichuan, China
Author(s) -
Xu Yuan,
Hao Gang,
Hu ChiMing
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
nordic journal of botany
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.333
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1756-1051
pISSN - 0107-055X
DOI - 10.1111/njb.02116
Subject(s) - primulaceae , primula , biology , petiole (insect anatomy) , botany , scape , plant morphology , genus
A new species of Primula , P. vallicola Y. Xu, G. Hao & C.M. Hu, is described and illustrated from Sichuan province, China. Based on general morphology the new species is assigned to Primula sect. Aleuritia subsect. Yunnanensis . It is closely allied to P. kialensis , but can be distinguished by its larger stature, leaf shape, and the well‐differentiated petiole. The leaf shape of the new species is ovate to ovate‐elliptic and usually sub‐rounded at base. The new species also resembles P. homogama , but differs in being glabrous rather than with appressed hairs, and with longer petiole.