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Kristl Walek

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Primula nepalensis
« on: December 15, 2009, 03:59:28 PM »
I have seed of Primula aff. nepalense (Chadwell)---which I assume should be "nepalensis" not "nepalense"---when I look at this in Richardson and Halda, no nepalense or nepalensis is listed, but  I do get P. tanneri ssp. nepalensis ("differs from P. tanneri in having yellow flowers, by the elliptic to ovate cordate lamina and by the largr efarinose calyx")

Any comments or help?

Or any pictures of this plant (I no longer have the collection number)
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Kristl Walek

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Re: Primula nepalensis
« Reply #1 on: December 15, 2009, 04:05:35 PM »

I also just noticed the following note on Harvard's EFlora Plants of Nepal referring to P. tanneri ssp. nepalensis:

Scot. Rock G. Club 15: 209 (1977); in Q. Bull. Alp. G. S. 49: 169 (t.) & 171-173 (1981).

Does anyone have this issue?
Is there anything helpful in it relating to my original question?
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Maggi Young

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Re: Primula nepalensis
« Reply #2 on: December 15, 2009, 04:15:04 PM »
If this is the  same plant you were searching for pix of  last February, Kristl, the Chadwell number is :     
Primula aff nepalensis CC 4942



I'll look out those journal and bulletins references for you.
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Kristl Walek

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Re: Primula nepalensis
« Reply #3 on: December 15, 2009, 04:23:14 PM »
Maggi....i believe it is one and the same---geez----didn't realize i have been looking for this so long....
i think what happens to a lot of the unknowns is that i am too busy &  iust get tired of trying to find an answer to the difficult ones---then leave them---of course they seem to come full circle to haunt m again down the line.

i guess this is called not being able to escape your problems....whether botanic or otherwise....smile
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Re: Primula nepalensis
« Reply #4 on: December 15, 2009, 09:54:54 PM »
Years ago when I first had P. nepalensis it WAS P. nepalensis but a more recent, identical plant came to me as P. tanneri ssp nepalensis. Yellow whereas tanneri is (was for me) purple, very deep.
Lesley Cox - near Dunedin, lower east coast, South Island of New Zealand - Zone 9

 


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