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Primula (primrose)

Angiospermae - Ericales - Primulaceae

Taxonomy
Primula was named by Linnaeus (1753). It is extant. Its type is Primula veris.

It was assigned to Primulaceae by Chauhan (1991).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1753Primula Linnaeus
1991Primula Chauhan

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
classDicotyledoneae
RankNameAuthor
orderEricales()
familyPrimulaceaeBorkhausen 1797
genusPrimula

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. Primula Linnaeus 1753 [primrose]
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Primula auricula Linnaeus 1753
Primula cortusoides Linnaeus 1753
Primula farinosa Linnaeus 1753
Primula integrifolia Linnaeus 1753
Primula minima Linnaeus 1753
Primula veris Linnaeus 1753
Primula vitaliana Linnaeus 1753
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Diet: "photoautotroph"p
Created: 2011-07-22 00:04:15
Modified: 2011-07-21 09:04:15
Source: p = phylum
Reference: Kiessling 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Pleistocene to the top of the Holocene or 0.12900 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.0117 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117United Kingdom (Worcestershire) Primula sp., Primula farinosa (163070)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0India (Himachal Pradesh) Primula sp. (228780 228781)