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Type: Article
Published: 2020-09-29
Page range: 249–258
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Two new species of Impatiens (Balsaminaceae) from the Western Ghats of Tamil Nadu, India

Department of Biology, The Gandhigram Rural Institute (Deemed to be University) Dindigul, Tamil Nadu, India.
Department of Biology, The Gandhigram Rural Institute (Deemed to be University) Dindigul, Tamil Nadu, India.
Department of Botany, M.V.M. Govt. Arts College for Women, Dindigul, Tamil Nadu, India.
Impatiens palniensis I.tamilnadense Kodaikkanal Megamalai Taxonomy Eudicots

Abstract

Impatiens palniensis and I.tamilnadense are two new species described and illustrated from the Western Ghats of Tamil Nadu, India. Impatiens palniensis collected from Palni hills (Kodaikkanal Wildlife Sanctuary) whereas I. tamilnadense from Megamalai Wildlife Sanctuary.   The detailed description of both taxa along with diagnostic characters between closely allied species, conservation status, pollen morphology and colour photographs are provided.