Primula munroi schizocalyx Balf.f. ex S.K.Basak & Maiti (2001)
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Conservation Status
Last record: 1909
Rediscovered in 2019 (Midday et al., 2021)
Only a single population consisting of a mere three plants is known to exist (Midday et al., 2021).
Distribution
Sikkim, India
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Basak, S. K. and Maiti, G. G. (2001). A new subspecies of Primula munroi Lindl. from the Eastern Himalaya – P. munroi ssp. schizocalyx. Acta Phytotaxonomica Sinica 39(5): 473-475.
Other references:
Midday, Mrinmoy, Ghosh, Jayanta and Maity, Debabrata. (2021). Rediscovery of Sikkim Himalayan endemic Primula munroi subsp. schizocalyx (Primulaceae) after a century. Pleione 15(3): 470-475. http://dx.doi.org/10.26679/Pleione.15.3.2021.470-475