Monday, October 5, 2020

[Botany • 2020] Impatiens bomiensis (Balsaminaceae) • A New Species from Xizang, China


Impatiens bomiensis Y. Y. Cong & Y. C. Peng 

in Peng, ... et Cong, 2020. 
 
Abstract
Impatiens bomiensis, a new species of Balsaminaceae from Bomi County, Xizang, China, is described and illustrated. This new species is similar to Impatiens fragicolor based on morphological characters and molecular data, but differs in the shape of the lower sepal, the dorsal petal and the number of globose glands at petiole base.

Keywords: China, Impatiens bomiensis, new species, taxonomy, Xizang

 Impatiens bomiensis. (A) Plants. (B) Inflorescence. (C) Flower and capsule. (D) Flower, lateral view. (E) Flower, front view. (F) Different parts of a flower.
 Impatiens fragicolor. (G) Flower, lateral view. (H) Flower, front view. (I) Different parts of a flower.
Photographs by Yi‐Yan Cong.

Impatiens bomiensis Y. Y. Cong & Y. C. Peng, sp. nov. 

Etymology: The specific epithet ‘bomiensis’ refers to the locality of the type specimen, Bomi County, Xizang, China.


Yang‐Cheng Peng, Shuai Peng, Ning Yang, Zhi‐Gao Xu and Yi‐Yan Cong. 2020. Impatiens bomiensis (Balsaminaceae), A New Species from Xizang, China. Nordic Journal of Botany. DOI: 10.1111/njb.02761