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Issue: Vol. 589 No. 3: 28 March 2023
Type: Article
Published: 2023-03-28
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.589.3.5
Page range: 269-277
Abstract views: 62
PDF downloaded: 6

Rediscovery of Impatiens parvifolia and reinstatement of I. omissa (Balsaminaceae) in India

Department of Botany, Carmel College (Autonomous), Mala, Thrissur–680732, Affiliated to University of Calicut, Kerala, India
Department of Botany, St. Thomas College Palai, Kottayam–686574, Affiliated to Mahatma Gandhi University,Kerala, India
Department of Botany, Madras Christian College (Autonomous), Tambaram East, Chennai – 600059, Tamil Nadu, India
Department of Botany, Carmel College (Autonomous), Mala, Thrissur–680732, Affiliated to University of Calicut, Kerala, India
Endemic Impatiens India Rediscovery Resurrection Southern Western Ghats Eudicots

Abstract

Impatiens parvifolia (Balsaminaceae) is recollected from the type locality and adjacent to the type locality after almost 160 years in addition to the resurrection of a less-known endemic species, I. omissa as a distinct species from the former based on detailed morphological study of type specimens deposited in different herbaria and fresh collections from the type locality. Further, the taxonomy of both species is discussed here with a detailed description, colour photographs, illustrations, and a taxonomic key showing distinguishing characters between these species.

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