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Issue: Vol. 768 No. 4: 5 Aug. 2026
Type: Article
Published: 2026-08-05
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.768.4.1
Page range: 205-218
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Impatiens lisuana (Balsaminaceae), a new species from Yunnan, China

Hunan Research Center of the Basic Discipline Developmental Biology; College of Life Sciences; Hunan Normal University; Changsha 410081; China
Hunan Research Center of the Basic Discipline Developmental Biology; College of Life Sciences; Hunan Normal University; Changsha 410081; China
Department of Ecology Environmental Hunan Province; Changsha 410081; China
Hunan Research Center of the Basic Discipline Developmental Biology; College of Life Sciences; Hunan Normal University; Changsha 410081; China
Hunan Research Center of the Basic Discipline Developmental Biology; College of Life Sciences; Hunan Normal University; Changsha 410081; China
Eudicots Impatiens New Species Phylogeny Taxonomy Yunnan

Abstract

Impatiens lisuana (Balsaminaceae), a new species from Northwest Yunnan Province, China, is described and illustrated. Morphologically, it is similar to I. lizipingensis, but differs in its glands borne at the base of petiole, some sterile inflorescences developing at the later stage of the florescence, elliptic-lanceolate distal lobes and lanceolate bracts. Molecular evidence supports that I. lisuana belongs to I. sect. Racemosae, and forms a monophyletic clade with I. lhunzeensis, I. longiaristata, I. siculifer, I. principis and I. drepanophora. These resultss clearly separate I. lisuana from its morphologically similar relatives and support its recognition as a distinct new species.

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How to Cite

Chen, Z.-S., Kuang, R.-P., You, F., Tian, Z.-L. & Chen, S.-Y. (2026) Impatiens lisuana (Balsaminaceae), a new species from Yunnan, China. Phytotaxa 768 (4): 205–218. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.768.4.1