Primula Melanops
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''Primula chionantha'', the snow-white primrose, is a species of flowering plant in the family Primulaceae, native to Tibet, Sichuan and Yunnan in China. It has gained the
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Subtaxa

The following subspecies are accepted: *''Primula chionantha'' subsp. ''brevicula'' (Balf.f. & Forrest) A.J.Richards – Yunnan *''Primula chionantha'' subsp. ''chionantha'' *''Primula chionantha'' subsp. ''melanops'' (W.W.Sm. & Kingdon-Ward) A.J.Richards – Sichuan


References

chionantha Endemic flora of China Flora of South-Central China Flora of Tibet Plants described in 1915 {{Primulaceae-stub