Primula lutea

Taxobox
name = "Primula lutea"


image_width = 250px
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Ericales
familia = Primulaceae
genus = "Primula"
species = "P. lutea"
binomial = "Primula lutea"
binomial_authority = Vill.

"Primula lutea" is a species of primrose that grows on basic rocks in the mountain ranges of southeastern Europe, including the southern and eastern Alps, southern Carpathians, Apennines, and the Balkans. The leaves are obovate and stalkless, with a cartilaginous edge, all growing in a basal rosette. The yellow flowers grow in clusters on 5-20 cm long stalks.

In the past it was considered synonymous with the very similar "Primula auricula", but a recent study split this species off from "P. auricula", with the latter being found in the more northerly areas (western Alps, Jura, Vosges, Black Forest and Tatra mountains).

References

* Zhang, L-B., & J. W. Kadereit (2004): Classification of "Primula" sect. "Auricula" (Primulaceae) based on two molecular data sets (ITS, AFLPs), morphology and geographical distribution. "Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society" 146: 1–26.
* Zhang, L-B. & J. W. Kadereit (2005): Typification and synonymization in "Primula" sect. "Auricula" (Primulaceae). "Taxon" 54 (3): 775–788.