Taxon:  Primula alpicola (W. W. Sm.) Stapf



Summary
Genus:
Primula
Subgenus:
Aleuritia
Section:
Sikkimensis
Family:
Primulaceae
Subfamily:
Primuloideae
Nomen number:
29585
Place of publication:
Bot. Mag. 155: t. 9276.  1932
Verified:
02/28/2002 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in Nordic Baltic Genebanks. 
Other conspecific taxa
Primula alpicola (W. W. Sm.) Stapf var. alpicola (0 active accession[s])
Primula alpicola (W. W. Sm.) Stapf var. violacea (Stapf) W. W. Sm. & H. R. Fletcher (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
No images


Reference(s)
  1. Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
  2. Erhardt, W. et al. 2002. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 17. Auflage
  3. Richards, J. 1993. Primula 205.
  4. Richards, J. 2003. Primula 236.
  5. Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
Common names
LANGUAGENAMEALTERNATE NAMENOTESEQCITATION
English moonlight primrose 1 Erhardt, W. et al. 2002. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 17. Auflage
German Mondscheinprimel 2 Erhardt, W. et al. 2002. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 17. Auflage
Swedish månviva 2 Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaXizang Zizhiqus.e.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentBhutan  
2Cultivated    also cult.
Native
Asia-Temperate
  • CHINA: China [Xizang Zizhiqu (s.e.)]
Asia-Tropical
  • INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: Bhutan
Cultivated (also cult.)
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamental Richards, J. 2003. Primula 236.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: http://nordic-baltic-genebanks.org/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=29585. Accessed 30 July 2025.