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Primula advena W.W.Sm. | | |
isotype of Primula advena W.W.Sm.
Collector/Expedition: Ludlow, F & Sherriff, G
Collection date: 28 June 1936
Country of origin: China:Xizang (Tibet) Autonomous Region
Collecting locality: Takar La, (Zimsathi) W. Tsari
Habitat: On river banks & hillsides, always partly under dwarf juniper or other screens
Description: Corolla a pale yellow green rather more yellow than green (colour near 222). Tube ppurple. Calyx dull dark red green. The most fragrant primula I have ever seen. The tube is only seen on some specimens owing to the long calyx & the claws being reflexed back on to it. The back of many leaves is distinctly purple though most are green.
Herbarium region: 3A (Outer China incl. Tibet)