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| Impatiens eravikulamensis Hareesh & Salish, in Salish, Hareesh, ... et Rajan,. 2019. |
ABSTRACT
Impatiens eravikulamensis, a new species of Impatiens from Idukki district of Kerala, southern Western Ghats is described. Detailed descriptions, distribution and ecology along with photographs are provided.
KEYWORDS: Balsams, Eravikulam National Park, Impatiens, Western Ghats
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| Impatiens eravikulamensis Hareesh & Salish. (a) Flowering twig. (b) Flower front view. (c) Flower side view. (d) Dorsal petal. (e) Lateral sepals. (f) Lateral united petals. (g,h) Lower sepal. (i) Column. (j) Capsule. Photos by M.J. Salish. |
Impatiens eravikulamensis Hareesh & Salish sp.nov.
Diagnosis: Impatiens eravikulamensis is similar to I. kodachadriensis but differs by having single row of pubescence on pedicel (vs two row), lateral united petals without dorsal auricle (vs with auricle), smooth lower sepal with shallow adaxial sur-face and yellow eye within (vs ribbed without yellow eyes), glabrous, pale yellow spur (vs minutely pubescent, green) and yellow pollen (vs white).
Etymology: The specific epithet refers to the type locality, the ‘Eravikulam National Park’, Idukki district, Kerala.
Menachery Johnson Salish, Vadakkoot Sankaran Hareesh, Lekshmi Arun, Sukesan Sandeep and Pilakandy Rajan. 2019. A New Species of Impatiens (Balsaminaceae) from Eravikulam National Park, southern Western Ghats, India. Webbia: Journal of Plant Taxonomy and Geography. 74(2); 271-274.
