Impatiens devendrae Pusalkar
Impatiens badrinathii Pusalkar & D.K. Singh
Impatiens leggei Pusalkar & D.K. Singh
ABSTRACT
Three new species of Impatiens (Balsaminaceae), viz., I. badrinathii Pusalkar & D.K. Singh, I. leggei Pusalkar & D.K. Singh and I. devendrae Pusalkar, are described and illustrated from the Western Himalaya, India.
KEY WORDS: Impatiens, Balsaminaceae, new species, Western Himalaya, India, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh.
Fig. 4. A: Habit of Impatiens badrinathii Pusalkar & D.K. Singh. B: Habit of Impatiens leggei Pusalkar & D.K. Singh. (inset close-up of the flower in side view showing lip and spur).
Fig. 1. Impatiens badrinathii Pusalkar & D.K. Singh.
Fig. 2. Impatiens leggei Pusalkar & D.K. Singh.
Fig. 5. Impatiens devendrae Pusalkar. A: Habitat, B–D: Inflorescence with flowers in front view showing variations in lower petal lobes and colour of narrowed lower side of lateral petals, E: A close-up of the flower in front view. F: A flower in top view. G: A flower in side view showing lip and spur. H: A flower in back view showing pedicel attachment.
Fig. 3. Impatiens devendrae Pusalkar.
Fig. 6. Scanning Electron Microphotographs.
A, B: Impatiens badrinathii Pusalkar & D.K. Singh. A: Pollen grain (inset: pollen grains in low magnification). B: Seed surface (inset: A seed).
C, D: Impatiens leggei Pusalkar & D.K. Singh. C: Pollen grain (inset: pollen grains in low magnification). D: Seed surface (inset: A seed).
E, F: Impatiens devendrae Pusalkar. E: Pollen grain (inset: pollen grains int low magnification). F: Seed surface (inset: A seed).
Pusalkar, K.P. and Singh, D. K. 2010. Three New Species of Impatiens (Balsaminaceae) from Western Himalaya, India. Taiwania, 55(1): 13-23. : http://tai2.ntu.edu.tw/taiwania/pdf/tai.2010.55.1.13.pdf
