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Impatiens brittoi (Balsaminaceae) sp. nov. from the southern Western Ghats, India
Author(s) -
Mani Bince,
Thomas Sinjumol
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
nordic journal of botany
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.333
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1756-1051
pISSN - 0107-055X
DOI - 10.1111/njb.01485
Subject(s) - balsaminaceae , impatiens , biology , identification key , pollen , botany , key (lock) , hook , conservation status , taxonomy (biology) , ecology , habitat , structural engineering , cultivar , engineering
The new species Impatiens brittoi (Balsaminaceae) allied to I. herbicola Hook. f., is described from the Idukki biodiversity zone of the Western Ghats of India. Detailed notes on morphology, key diagnostic characters, distribution, pollen morphology, conservation status and colour photographs are provided for the identification of the new species.