Primula zhui is a species of flowering plant within the family Primulaceae. The species was named in honour of Professor Zhu Hua of the Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden.[1] As of 2017 there were fewer than 50 individuals of the species recorded to exist, which lead to the IUCN to consider classifying it as a critically endangered species.[2]
Primula zhui is a perennial plant, which ranges in height from 12 to 20 cm tall. This species has a basal rosette of leaves that are ovate to ovate-elliptic.[3] The petiole of the leaf ranges from 3–10 cm long. Flowers stand on stems, which possess sparse short glandular hairs. Each plant can host 8-15 distylous flowers per stem.
Primula zhui is native to South-Central China.[4] It is endemic to the province of Yunnan where the species has three different localities.[5] The three populations are located in Yixiang, Simao, Pu’er.
P. zhui grows on the subtropical forest floors of evergreen broadleaf forests.