Primula blinii H.Lév.
Section Souliei
Link to Flora of China description
Type specimen: Maire s.n. "sommet du Io-chan, alt. 3400m", June 1912 resides at P (specimen P04567506) and E (specimens E00024361, E00024362).
Primula asperulata (syn): N.P.Balakr., Type specimen: David s.n. April 1869 resides at Paris (specimen not found). nom. nov. P. incisa Franch.
Primula florida (syn): Balf.f. & Forrest, Type specimen: Forrest 10484 (syntypes Forrest 10486, 10774, 11198) resides at Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (specimens E00024363) and Kew (specimens K000750130, K000750128, K000750129) and British Museum (specimen BM000996912) and Paris (specimens P04588109, P04588110, P04588112).
Primula incisa (syn): Franch., Type specimen: David s.n. Moupine, April 1869 resides at Paris (specimen not found). Possible type (specimen P04567510).
P. incisa subsp. pectinata Balf.f. & Forrest (syn): W.W.Sm. & Forrest, Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 16: 41. 1928.
Primula oresbia (syn): Balf.f., Type specimen: E. E. Maire s.n. "Summit of Yo-Chow (Io-chan)" resides at Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (specimens E00024361, E00024362).
Primula pectinata (syn): Balf.f. & Forrest, Type specimen: Forrest 16805 resides at Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (specimens E00024359, E00024360) and Smithsonian (specimen 00116496).
P. souliei subsp. florida Balf.f. & Forrest (syn): W.W.Sm. & Forrest, Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 16: 41. 1928.
P. souliei subsp. oresbia Balf.f. (syn): W.W.Sm. & Forrest, Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 16: 41. 1928.
Primula longipinnatifida (syn): F.H.Chen, Type specimen: T. T. Yü 6146 resides at KUN
Epithet: Named for ?
Distribution: Yunnan, Sichuan China.
The name P. incisa was published first but the name was used prior by Lamarck in 1779. The next validly published names for this species, P. blinii and P. florida were published in the same year (1915) but P. blinii was published earlier in that year (Jan-Mar versus April). P. blinii, P. souliei and P. rupicola are closely related but distinguishable by the leaves. The illustration in the Flora of China is helpful in this regard. P. blinii has leaves ovate to oblong, with a distinct petiole, farinose underneath (sometimes efarinose), short, rough hairs above, rounded apex, and an incised-dentate to pinnatifid margin. Flowers are purple in umbels of 2-8 and the calyx is campanulate and five ribbed.P. longipinnatifida Chen is listed as a synonym of P. blinii. Though this species looks distinct, it seems to be an extreme variation which I once thought should be separate. At present I am keeping it under P. blinii (see last 4 images below). See blog post "Primula longipinnatifida"
