Flora of Zimbabwe: Cultivated plants
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6315.000 Primula
Bailey, L.H. & Bailey, E.Z. (1976) Hortus Third. A concise Dictionary of Plants Cultivated in the United States and Canada Macmillan Publishing Co, Inc., New York
Clapham, A.R., Tutin, T.G. & Moore, D.M. (1989) Flora of the British Isles. 3rd edition. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge
Description of the genus
Perennial scapose herbs with basal leaves only. Flowers in umbels or whorls, usually heterostylous. Calyx 5-toothed. Corolla 5-lobed with incurved or spreading lobes. Capsule dehiscing by valves. Worldwide: 425 species, N hemisphere, Ethiopia, tropical Asian mountains to Java and New Guinea. Zimbabwe: 1 cultivated taxon. |
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