﻿AbstractPrimulapingbaensisNa Zhang, X.Q.Jiang & Z.K.Wu, a new species ofPrimulaceaefrom Gaofeng Mountain of Pingba county, Guizhou, China, is described and illustrated. Morphological evidence supportsP.pingbaensisas a member ofP.sect.Petiolareson account of scape elongating, pedicels conspicuously thickening in fruit, and its capsule cracking irregularly round the top and crumbling away. Amongst the members of subsect.Davidii, the new species is characterized by having a uniquely smooth leaf blade due to inconspicuously raised veinlets and homostylous flowers with the style usually extending beyond the anthers. The distribution, phenology and conservation status of the new species are also provided.