Primula filchnerae R.Knuth
Section Auganthus
Link to Flora of China description
Type specimen: X. W. Li 150311 resides at HIB. Photograph of the original material Filchner 37 resides at E (specimen E00024341). See discussion below.
Reference Paper: Q.Gan & X.Li, Neotypification of Primula filchnerae (Primulaceae).
Epithet: Named for the collector, Lieutenant Filchner.
Distribution: Hubei, Shaanxi, China.
In 2015, a neotypification was made because the original herbarium material in the Berlin herbarium was destroyed. The original description of this species included a drawing on Page 140 which is part of the original material of the species and available for selection as a lectotype, so that a neotype is not necessary. (International Code of Nomenclature 9.3, 9.4).
A pilose, glandular species, leaves ovate to ovate-oblong, pinnatisected with 3-4 pairs of pinnae to the midvein, pinnae margin coarsely pinnatifid to dentate, with a distinct petiole. Scapes 7-15cm with 1 umbel ( occasionally a small second umbel) of 3-8 purple flowers. Thought to be extinct until rediscovered in 2006, but critically endangered.
