Primulina is a genus of flowering plants in the African violet family Gesneriaceae. In 2011 the genus was expanded with the transfer of many species that had previously been placed in the genus Chirita.[1] In 2016, five species were moved to the genus Deinostigma.[2]

Primulina
A Primulina hybrid, Primulina linearifolia × Primulina sinensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Gesneriaceae
Subfamily: Didymocarpoideae
Genus: Primulina
Hance

Species edit

Species include:[2][3][4]

Formerly placed here edit

The following species were moved to the genus Deinostigma in 2016.[2]

References edit

  1. ^ Weber, A.; Middleton, D.J.; Forrest, A.; Kiew, R.; Lim, C.L.; Rafidah, A.R.; Sontag, S.; Triboun, P.; Wei, Y.-G.; Yao, T.L.; Möller, M. (2011). "Molecular systematics and remodelling of Chirita and associated genera (Gesneriaceae)". Taxon. 60 (3): 767–790. doi:10.1002/tax.603012.
  2. ^ a b c M. Möller; K. Nishii; H.J. Atkins; H.H. Kong; M. Kang; Y.G. Wei; F. Wen; X. Hong; D.J. Middleton (2016), "An expansion of the genus Deinostigma (Gesneriaceae)" (PDF), Gardens' Bulletin Singapore, 68 (1): 145–172, doi:10.3850/S2382581216000119
  3. ^ "Search results for Primulina". The Plant List. Retrieved 2014-03-27.
  4. ^ Tong, Yi-Hua; Wang, Bing-Mou; Vu, Tien Chinh; Xia, Nian-He (2020). "Primulina elegans (Gesneriaceae), a new species from North Vietnam". Nordic Journal of Botany. 38 (11). doi:10.1111/njb.02942. ISSN 1756-1051. S2CID 229482376.