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18. P. petiolaris, Wall, in Roxb. Fl. Ind., vol. ii, p. 22 (1824) ; 



id., Tent. Fl. Nepal., p. 42 (pi. Blinkworth. excl.), t. 31 ; 



DC. Prodr., vol. viii, p. 37, saltern pro parte. 

 P. Cushia, Ham. Mss. in Herb. Mus. Brit. 

 P. tridentata, D. Don, Prodr. Fl. Nepal., p. 77 (1825), saltern 



pro parte. 

 P. petiolaris, Wall, var. petiolaris proper, Hook, f., Fl. 



Brit. Ind., vol. iii, p. 493 (1882). 

 P. petiolaris, Wall., var. eupetiolaris, Pax in Engler Bot. 



Jahrb., vol. x, p. 174 (1889) ; Pax in Engler Pflanzenr. 



Primulac, p. 40, saltern quoad pi. Walliohianam. 

 Nepaul, Wall. Cat., 603, pro parte (Herb. Calc, Edin. et Kew), 

 Scully (Herb. Calc). 



The Singaleelah plant collected by Srhlagintwrit and referred 

 by Pax to this species has not been seen by the writer. It is 

 more likely to belong to the next species. 



19. P. irregularis, Craib in Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edin., vol. 



vi, p. 253 (1917). 

 P. petiolaris, Wall., var. nana, Hook, f., Fl. Brit. Ind., vol. 

 iii, p. 493, pro parte ; Pax in Engler Bot. Jahrb., vol. x, 

 p. 174, pro parte ; Pax in Engler Pflanzenr. Primulac, 

 p. 40, pro parte, haud P. nana, Wall. 

 Sikkim, Chowbhangin, Cave (Herb. Edin.) ; Singaleelah, 

 Hook. f. (Herb. Kew) ; ibid., 11,000 ft., Elwes in Herb. C. B. 

 Clarke, 27,481 (Herb. Kew) ; Tonglu, 10,000 ft., Rhomoo, 811 

 (Herb. Edin.) 



19a. P. sp. nov. affinis P. irregulari, Craib, et P. moupinensi, 

 Franchet. 

 P. petiolaris, Wall., var. sulphur ea, Forrest in Notes Roy. 

 Bot. Gard. Edin., vol. v, p. 219 ; Diels in Notes Roy. Bot. 

 Gard. Edin., vol. vii, p. 25, non Hook. f. 

 Yunnan, ascent of Niu Chang Pass, 14,000 ft., Forrest, 304 

 (Herb. Edin.). 



This Yunnan plant is in habit very similar to P. irregularis, 

 but differs in the leaf margin. Unfortunately there is but the 

 one collection in very young bud. 



20. P. moupinensis, Franchet in Bull. Soc Bot. Fr., vol. xx> 



p. 67 (1886) ; id. in Ni 

 p . 57) t. 14B (1887) ; 



Mu.. d'lliM. 



otograph of the type 1 



