东俄洛报春 dong e luo bao chun

Primula dielsii Petitmengin; P. gentianoides W. W. Smith & Kingdon Ward.

Herbs perennial. Basal bud scales oblong to lanceolate, 1--1.5 cm. Petiole nearly as long as leaf blade, narrowly winged; leaf blade broadly spatulate, 10--40 X 5--10 mm, tapering to base, fleshy but thin and translucent when dry, margin entire or nearly so, apex rounded. Scapes obsolete; inflorescences 1--4-flowered. Pedicel 3--4 cm. Flowers heterostylous. Calyx tubular-campanulate, 5--9 mm, parted nearly to middle; lobes ovate, apex rounded. Corolla bluish violet, exannulate; tube 1.2--1.3 cm, pilose inside; limb ca. 2 cm wide; lobes nearly erect, oblong-obovate to oblanceolate, 1.6--1.7 cm, margin entire or slightly emarginate at apex. Pin flowers: stamens ca. 3.5 mm above base of corolla tube; style ca. as long as calyx. Capsule disintegrating at maturity. Fl. Jun.

* Alpine meadows; 4000--4500 m. W Sichuan, NW Yunnan