Primula capitata Hook. GRIN-Global

Taxon: Primula capitata Hook.

Summary

Genus:

Primula

Subgenus:

Aleuritia

Section:

Capitatae

Family:

Primulaceae

Subfamily:

Primuloideae

Nomen number:

29603

Place of publication:

Bot. Mag. 76: t. 4550. 1850

Verified:

02/28/2002 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

0 (0 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System.

Other conspecific taxa

Primula capitata Hook. subsp. capitata (0 active accession[s])
Primula capitata Hook. subsp. sphaerocephala (Balf. f. & Forrest) W. W. Sm. & Forrest (0 active accession[s])

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

No images

Reference(s)

Aldén, B., S. Ryman & M. Hjertson. Våra kulturväxters namn - ursprung och användning. Formas, Stockholm (Handbook on Swedish cultivated and utility plants, their names and origin). 2009
Grierson, A. J. C. & D. J. Long. Flora of Bhutan including a record of plants from Sikkim. 1984-
Hara, H. et al. An enumeration of the flowering plants of Nepal. 1978-1982
Richards, J. Primula. 1993 262.
Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. Flora of China (English edition). 1994-

Common names

Swedish
tofsviva –

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Xizang
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Yunnan
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	Bhutan
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India	Arunachal Pradesh
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India	Sikkim
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	Nepal

Native
Asia-Temperate

CHINA: China [Xizang, Yunnan]

Asia-Tropical

INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: Bhutan, India [Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim], Nepal

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://ausgenebank.agriculture.vic.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=29603. Accessed 5 April 2026.