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Issue: Vol. 714 No. 1: 6 Aug. 2025
Type: Article
Published: 2025-08-06
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.714.1.7
Page range: 94-98
Abstract views: 623
PDF downloaded: 15

Primula indica (Primulaceae), a new species from Dibang Valley of Arunachal Pradesh, India

Department of Botany, Bholanath College (Autonomous), Dhubri-783324, Assam, India; Biological Science and Technology Division, CSIR-North East Institute of Science and Technology (CSIR-NEIST), Jorhat, Assam, India; Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad-201002, India
Biological Science and Technology Division, CSIR-North East Institute of Science and Technology (CSIR-NEIST), Jorhat, Assam, India; Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad-201002, India
Eastern Himalaya New taxon Primrose Sect. Obconicolisteri Taxonomy Eudicots

Abstract

A new species Primula indica is found from Mayodiya paas area of Dibang Valley of Arunachal Pradesh is described and illustrated. It resembles to Primula vilmoriniana Petitm. which is belonging to the section Obconicolisteri but, differs in having small petiole, few flowered, calyx large, homostylous (vs. heterostylous), pedicel small, corolla lobe broadly obovate and quite large, corolla tube large, style large 8 mm (vs. small ca. 4 mm). The new species is preliminarily assigned as Data Deficient (DD) following the IUCN (2022) guidelines.

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How to Cite

Hajong, B. & Bharali, P. (2025) Primula indica (Primulaceae), a new species from Dibang Valley of Arunachal Pradesh, India. Phytotaxa 714 (1): 94–98. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.714.1.7