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Impatiens marroninus, a new species of Impatiens (Balsaminaceae) from Sumatra, Indonesia

Author(s) -

Nanda Utami

Publication year - 2020

Publication title -

blumea - biodiversity evolution and biogeography of plants

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.476

H-Index - 25

eISSN - 2212-1676

pISSN - 0006-5196

DOI - 10.3767/blumea.2020.65.01.02

Subject(s) - balsaminaceae , impatiens , sepal , biology , petal , botany , iucn red list , phenology , eudicots , ecology , taxonomy (biology) , stamen , pollen , cultivar

Impatiens marroninus Utami ( Balsaminaceae ), collected from Sumatra, Indonesia, is described and illustrated as a new species. Thespeciesbelongstosubg. Impatiens sect. Kathetophyllon . It is characterized by opposite or whorled leaves, yellow flowers with red maroon stripes in the upper part of the two lateral petals, dark green leaves and the lower sepal deeply navicular and constricted into a short curved spur. This combination of morphological characters was previously unknown. Detailed description, illustration, phenology, IUCN conservation assessment and ecology of the species are provided.

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