Three new species of Impatiens (Balsaminaceae) from southern Western Ghats, Kerala

Three new species of Impatiens (Balsaminaceae) from southern Western Ghats, Kerala

Three new species of Impatiens, Impatiens achudanandanii, I. danii, and I. shailajae, are described from Thiruvananthapuram and Idukki districts of Kerala state (SW-India). Impatiens achudanandanii is similar to I. courtallensis and I. herbicola; I. danii to I. goughii and I. shailajae is to I. mina...

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Main Authors: Sindhu Arya, Murugan Govindakurup Govind, Veerankutty Suresh, Walsan Kalarikkal Vishnu, Venugopalan Nair Saradamma Anil Kumar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2021-08-01
Series:PhytoKeys
Online Access:https://phytokeys.pensoft.net/article/66748/download/pdf/
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spelling doaj-ed0440e79a904b1481371d98312f51ca2021-09-29T03:32:07ZengPensoft PublishersPhytoKeys1314-20032021-08-0118015717110.3897/phytokeys.180.6674866748Three new species of Impatiens (Balsaminaceae) from southern Western Ghats, KeralaSindhu Arya0Murugan Govindakurup Govind1Veerankutty Suresh2Walsan Kalarikkal Vishnu3Venugopalan Nair Saradamma Anil Kumar4University of KeralaUniversity of KeralaGovernment Victoria CollegeRegional Cancer CentreUniversity of KeralaThree new species of Impatiens, Impatiens achudanandanii, I. danii, and I. shailajae, are described from Thiruvananthapuram and Idukki districts of Kerala state (SW-India). Impatiens achudanandanii is similar to I. courtallensis and I. herbicola; I. danii to I. goughii and I. shailajae is to I. minae and I. scapiflora. The newly described taxa are readily distinguished from their allied species by unique character combinations, viz. shape of lateral sepal, lower sepal, dorsal petal, seed and pollen morphology. Detailed descriptions along with illustrations and photographs are provided.https://phytokeys.pensoft.net/article/66748/download/pdf/
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author Sindhu Arya
Murugan Govindakurup Govind
Veerankutty Suresh
Walsan Kalarikkal Vishnu
Venugopalan Nair Saradamma Anil Kumar
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Murugan Govindakurup Govind
Veerankutty Suresh
Walsan Kalarikkal Vishnu
Venugopalan Nair Saradamma Anil Kumar
Three new species of Impatiens (Balsaminaceae) from southern Western Ghats, Kerala
PhytoKeys
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Murugan Govindakurup Govind
Veerankutty Suresh
Walsan Kalarikkal Vishnu
Venugopalan Nair Saradamma Anil Kumar
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title Three new species of Impatiens (Balsaminaceae) from southern Western Ghats, Kerala
title_short Three new species of Impatiens (Balsaminaceae) from southern Western Ghats, Kerala
title_full Three new species of Impatiens (Balsaminaceae) from southern Western Ghats, Kerala
title_fullStr Three new species of Impatiens (Balsaminaceae) from southern Western Ghats, Kerala
title_full_unstemmed Three new species of Impatiens (Balsaminaceae) from southern Western Ghats, Kerala
title_sort three new species of impatiens (balsaminaceae) from southern western ghats, kerala
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publishDate 2021-08-01
description Three new species of Impatiens, Impatiens achudanandanii, I. danii, and I. shailajae, are described from Thiruvananthapuram and Idukki districts of Kerala state (SW-India). Impatiens achudanandanii is similar to I. courtallensis and I. herbicola; I. danii to I. goughii and I. shailajae is to I. minae and I. scapiflora. The newly described taxa are readily distinguished from their allied species by unique character combinations, viz. shape of lateral sepal, lower sepal, dorsal petal, seed and pollen morphology. Detailed descriptions along with illustrations and photographs are provided.
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