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Primula L.

This genus name was first published in Sp. Pl. : 142 (1753)  

At the time of this classification snapshot, this genus name was accepted by WFO (placed as the accepted name of a taxon). Its description and other taxonomic data can be found on World Flora Online, id: wfo-4000031131.

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Synonyms of Primula

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Aretia Link Handbuch 2: 411 (1831) wfo-1200070807
Auricula-ursi Ség. Pl. Veron. 3: 109 (1754) wfo-1200070808
Aleuritia (Duby) Opiz Oekon.-Techn. Fl. Böhm. 2(2): 193 (1839) wfo-4000001159
Auganthus Link Handbuch 1: 415 (1829) wfo-4000003646
Auricula Hill Brit. Herb. : 98 (1756) wfo-4000003697
Cankrienia de Vriese Jaarb. Kon. Ned. Maatsch. Aanm. Tuinb. 1: 30 (1850) wfo-4000006543
Carolinella Hemsl. Hooker's Icon. Pl. 28: t. 2726 (1905) wfo-4000006756
Cortusa L. Sp. Pl. : 144 (1753) wfo-4000009378
Dodecatheon L. Sp. Pl. : 144 (1753) wfo-4000012328
Exinia Raf. Autik. Bot. : 185 (1840) wfo-4000014449
Kablikia Opiz Oekon.-Techn. Fl. Böhm. 2(2): 215 (1839) wfo-4000019754
Meadia Mill. Gard. Dict. Abr., ed. 4. : [s.p.] (1754) wfo-4000023408
Oscaria Lilja Bot. Not. 1839: 39 (1839) wfo-4000027361
Primulidium Spach Hist. Nat. Vég. 9: 354 (1840) wfo-4000031133
Sredinskya (Stein) Fed. Bot. Mater. Gerb. Bot. Inst. Komarova Akad. Nauk S.S.S.R. 13: 201 (1950) wfo-4000036213
Cortoprimula Zeman Freiland-Laubgehölz , ed. 2, 1: 166 (1922) wfo-4100001086
Paralysis Hill Brit. Herb. : 68 (1756) wfo-4100003463

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Unplaced Names

These names are not yet placed in the taxonomy, but may be associated with Primula:

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Primula acaulis subsp. acaulis – – — wfo-1200107937
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Primula adenophylla Gand. Dec. Pl. Nov. 2: 25 (1876) wfo-0000483518
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Primula affinis Sünd. Allg. Bot. Z. Syst. 12: 92 (1906) wfo-0000483511
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Primula alba Hoffmanns. Verz. Pfl.-Kult. , Nachtr. 2: 185 (1828) wfo-0000483529
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Primula altaica hort. ex Pax Pflanzenr. (Engler) Primul. 53. 1905 [14 Nov 1905] wfo-0000483527
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Primula ammatica W.W.Sm. & Forrest Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 14: 32 1923 — wfo-0000483532
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Primula anglica Pax Pflanzenr. , IV, 237: 65 (1905) wfo-0000483503
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Primula apenninodes Kress Primulac.-Stud. 28(30): 1. 2022 [Dec 2022] wfo-1000047020
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Primula arborea Reider Schnell Unterr. Bot. Blumist 522 1835 wfo-1000076121
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Primula arctotis A.Kern. Oesterr. Bot. Z. 25: 124 (1875) wfo-0000483484
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Primula arendsii Pax Pflanzenr. , IV, 237: 346 (1905) wfo-0000483485
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Primula aurentina Kress Primulac.-Stud. 28(35): 16 2022 wfo-1000045362
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Primula auricula subsp. angustiae Kress Primulac.-Stud. 31(55): 35 2024 wfo-1200099609
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Primula auricula subsp. auricula – – — wfo-1200107994
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Primula auricula subsp. beckii Kress Primulac.-Stud. 31(55): 37 2024 wfo-1200099610
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Primula auricula subsp. bresinskyi Kress Primulac.-Stud. 31(55): 39 2024 wfo-1200101086
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Primula auricula subsp. hallae Kress Primulac.-Stud. 31(55): 40 2024 wfo-1200099611
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Primula auricula subsp. judicariae Kress Primulac.-Stud. 31(55): 41 2024 wfo-1200099612
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Primula auricula subsp. levidens Kress Primulac.-Stud. 31(55): 42 2024 wfo-1200101087
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Primula auricula subsp. longipila Kress Primulac.-Stud. 31(55): 43 2024 wfo-1200101088
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Primula auricula subsp. monacensis (Widmer) Kress Primulac.-Stud. 31(55): 44 2024 wfo-1200099671
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Primula auricula subsp. serratifolia (Rochel) Soó Feddes Repert. 83(3): 192. 1972 wfo-0001368660
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Primula auricula subsp. subpyrenaica (Aymerich, L.Sáez & López-Alvarado) Kress Primulac.-Stud. 31(55): 44 2024 wfo-1200099613
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Primula auricula subsp. tatriaca Li Bing Zhang Phylogeny, Biogeogr. Syst. Soldanella & Primula sect. Auricula 108 (-109). 2002 wfo-0001368233
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Primula auricula subsp. widmerae (Pax) Li Bing Zhang Phylogeny, Biogeogr. Syst. Soldanella & Primula sect. Auricula 108. 2002 wfo-0001368232
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Primula austriaca Wettst. Sched. Fl. Exs. Austro-Hung. 4: 49 (1886) wfo-0000483498
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Primula balfouriana Watt ex Pax Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 10(1-2): 175, nomen. 1888 [6 Jul 1888] wfo-0000483493
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Primula bavarica Gand. Dec. Pl. Nov. 2: 26 (1876) wfo-0000483582
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Primula bellunensis Venzo ex Pamp. Atti Ist. Veneto Sci. Lett. Arti, Cl. Sci. Mat. Nat 97: 796, in obs. 1939 wfo-0000483586
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Primula bergmansiae Bergmans Vaste Pl. Rotsheesters : 437 (1924) wfo-0000483587
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Primula bifrons Chatenier Journ. Le Dauphiné : n.° 1408 (1888) — wfo-1000058002
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Primula bilekii Sünd. Allg. Bot. Z. Syst. 1916, xxii. 60, hybr. wfo-0000483575
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Primula boni-auxilii Kress – — wfo-0001105528
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Primula boni-auxilii subsp. infecta (Kress) Kress Primulac.-Stud. 28(31): 3 2022 wfo-1200028616
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Primula broadheadae M.E.Jones Zoe 3: 306. 1893 [Jan 1893] wfo-0000483588
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Primula caespitosa Steud. Nomencl. Bot. [Steudel] 655. 1821 wfo-0000483549
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Primula candolleana Rchb. Iconogr. Bot. Pl. Crit. 6: 18. 1828 wfo-0000483546
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Primula carnea E.H.L.Krause Deutschl. Fl. (Sturm), ed. 2. 9: 264. 1901 wfo-0000483559
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Primula chamaejasmc E.H.L.Krause Deutschl. Fl. (Sturm), ed. 2. 9: 265. 1901 wfo-0000483557
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Primula chignolensis Banfi & Ferl. Nat. Hist. Sci. 11(1): 24 (2023) wfo-1000077720
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Primula chunglenta Mulligan Gard. Chron. , ser. 3, 88: 12 (1930) wfo-0001356413
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Primula clusii Wiest ex Nyman Consp. Fl. Eur. 3: 605. 1881 [prob. Jul 1881] wfo-0000483371
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Primula coquozi Palez. Bull. Soc. Bot. Genève , sér. 2, 37: 176 (1946) wfo-0000483397
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Primula crenata Ces., Pass. & Gibelli Comp. Fl. Ital. [Cesati] 2(18): 408. 1881 wfo-0000483391
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Primula croftii var. scaposa (Sant. & Banerji) Bennet & Raizada et S.S.R. Bennet in J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 79(2): 451 (1982 publ. 1983):. 1981 wfo-0001402657
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Primula cultorum Bergmans Vaste Pl. Rotsheesters : 440 (1924) wfo-0000483347
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Primula decipiens Stein ex Pax Pflanzenr. (Engler) Primul. 141. 1905 [14 Nov 1905] wfo-0000483359
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Primula demula Balf.f. & Forrest Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 9: 2. 1915 wfo-0000483355
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Primula deusta Banks ex Roem. & Schult. Syst. Veg., ed. 15[bis]. 4: 152 (1819) wfo-0000483439
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Primula digenea subsp. rothmaleri Kress Primulac.-Stud. 16: 9 (1999) wfo-0001404661
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Primula discolor Schur ex Pax Pflanzenr. (Engler) Primul. 59. 1905 [14 Nov 1905] wfo-0000483435
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Primula dumoulinii Stein ex Pax Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 10(3): 232. 1888 wfo-0000483458
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Primula egalliccensis Lehm. Monogr. Primul. 64, t. 7. 1817 [Jan-Jul 1817] wfo-0000483453
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Primula elatior (L.) L. Flora anglica (1754) — wfo-1000080662
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Primula emiliae Balf.f. ex R.E.Cooper Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 18: 92 (1933) wfo-0000483417
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Primula fallax C.Richter ex Pax Pflanzenr. (Engler) Primul. 61. 1905 [14 Nov 1905] wfo-0000483429
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Primula farinosa subsp. farinosa – – — wfo-1200108685
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Primula farinosa subsp. magellanica (Lehm.) Blasdale Cult. Sp. Primula 219. 1948 wfo-0001367194
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Primula farinosa subsp. scotica (Hook.) Blasdale Cult. Sp. Primula 219. 1948 wfo-0001368112
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Primula gaisbergensis Pax Pflanzenr. , IV, 237: 64 (1905) wfo-0000483825
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Primula gambleana G.Watt J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 20: 3 [sphalm. gambeliana]; et in Journ. Roy. Hort. Soc. xxix. 322(1904). 1882 [1884 publ. 18 Dec 1882] wfo-0000483826
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Primula glaucescens var. longobarda (Porta) Pax – — wfo-1200070890
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Primula globifera (Duby) Bennet & Raizada Indian Forester 107(7): 435. 1981 wfo-0000483773
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Primula goeppertiana Pax Pflanzenr. , IV, 237: 61 (1905) wfo-0000483774
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Primula gothoburgensis J.Nilson & R.Rolfe Alpine Gardener 87: 346 (2019) wfo-1000034052
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Primula gracilis Stein Ind. Sem. Hort. Vratisl. (1881). wfo-0000483763
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Primula helvetica Donn Hort. Cantabrig., ed. 2. 20, nomen. 1800 ; Lodd. Bot. Cab. t. 348 wfo-0000483782
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Primula helvetica Donn ex Rchb. Iconogr. Bot. Pl. Crit. 9: t. 846 1831 wfo-1200109497
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Primula helvetica E.H.L.Krause Deutschl. Fl. (Sturm), ed. 2. 9: 268. 1901 wfo-0000483784
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Primula helvetica G.Lodd. ex Reider Schnell Unterr. Bot. Blumist 523 1835 wfo-1200109498
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Primula henryi auct. Gard. Chron. , n.s., 15: 404 (1881) — wfo-0000483787
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Primula hidakana Kudô Jap. J. Bot. ii. 273 (1925), nomen. wfo-0000483832
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Primula hoelscheri Pax Pflanzenr. , IV, 237: 347 (1905) wfo-0000483886
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Primula hookeriana (Klatt) Bennet & Raizada Indian Forester 107(7): 435. 1981 wfo-0000483877
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Primula hornemanniana Tratt. Ausg. Taf. Archiv 4: 33 (1814) wfo-1200111980
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Primula hybrida E.H.L.Krause Deutschl. Fl. (Sturm), ed. 2. 9: 269. 1901 wfo-0000483905
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Primula intermedia Hegetschw. Fl. Schweiz : 196 (1839) wfo-0000483849
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Primula involucrata subsp. involucrata – – — wfo-0001106286
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Primula jenensis O.Schwarz Wiss. Z. Friedrich-Schiller-Univ. Jena, Math.-Naturwiss. Reihe 21: 967 (1972) wfo-0000483838
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Primula jiaozishanensis Z.K.Wu, Wu Hai Yang & Yuan Wu PhytoKeys 227: 27 2023 wfo-1000049308
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Primula juliana H.Cowley Garden (London, 1871-1927) 83: 63 (1919) — wfo-1000058028
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Primula kewensis W.Wats. – — wfo-0001105352
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Primula kewensis W.Watson Gard. Chron. , ser. 3, 27: 130 (1900) wfo-0000483871
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Primula kovtonyukiae Chepinoga Botanica Pacifica 12(2): 127 2023 wfo-1000056555
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Primula kweichouensis subsp. venulosa C.M.Hu Fl. Reipubl. Popularis Sin. 59(2): 290, 63 (1990). wfo-0001368992
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Primula lanuginosa (Wall. ex Roxb.) Raizada in M. B. Raizada & H. O. Saxena, Fl. Mussoorie 1: 406. 1978 wfo-0000483658
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Primula lanuginosa (Wall.) Bennet & Raizada Indian Forester 107(7): 435. 1981 wfo-0000483656
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Primula latifolia subsp. cynoglossifolia (Widmer) Li Bing Zhang Phylogeny, Biogeogr. Syst. Soldanella & Primula sect. Auricula 112. 2002 wfo-0001368234
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Primula latillosa Kress Primulac.-Stud. 28(43): 35. 2022 [Dec 2022] wfo-1000047015
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Primula latiscosa Kress Primulac.-Stud. 28(43): 37. 2022 [Dec 2022] wfo-1000047016
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Primula legionensis Rothm. Bol. Real Soc. Esp. Hist. Nat. 34: 154 (1934) wfo-0000483683
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Primula legionensis Wilmott J. Bot. 67: 150 (1929) wfo-0000483682
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Primula leiocalyx Gand. Dec. Pl. Nov. 2: 27 (1876) wfo-0000483669
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Primula lilacina hort. ex Pax Pflanzenr. (Engler) IV. 237(Heft 22): 56. 1905 [14 Nov 1905] wfo-0000483620
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Primula lizipingensis W.B.Ju, L.Y.He & X.F.Gao PhytoKeys 236: 136 2023 wfo-1000057656
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Primula longiflora Aucher ex Duby Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 8: 46. 1844 [mid Mar 1844] wfo-0000483624
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Primula longipes subsp. bayburtensis Sefalı, Yapar & Demir PhytoKeys 256: 143 (2025) wfo-1200113116
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Primula longobarda Porta ex A.Kern. Sched. Fl. Austro-Hung. iv. (1886) 50; Caruel, in Parl. Fl. Ital. viii. (1889)643. wfo-0000483616
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Primula longobarda Porta ex Pax Pflanzenr. (Engler) Primul. 136. 1905 [14 Nov 1905] wfo-0000483610
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Primula losinskajae Chepinoga Botanica Pacifica 12(2): 127 2023 wfo-1000056556