tie geng bao chun (yuan bian zhong)

Primula obconica Hance var. glabrescens Franchet, p.p.; P. obconica subsp. sinolisteri (I. B. Balfour) W. W. Smith & Forrest.

Scapes and petiole puberulous or short pubescent. Flowers heterostylous. Calyx 4--7 mm. Corolla white or pale rose. Pin flowers: corolla tube 9--10 mm; stamens 3.5--4 mm above base of corolla tube; style reaching mouth of tube. Thrum flowers: corolla tube 1--1.3 cm; stamens ca. 8 mm above tube base; style ca. 3 mm. Capsule globose, included in calyx. Fl. Feb-Aug.

* Stony grassy slopes, open forests; 2300--3000 m. C and W Yunnan.