Balsaminaceae
Impatiens

Impatiens arunachalensis Hareesh, A.Joe, M.Sabu & Gogoi

First published in Phytotaxa 305(1): 44 (2017)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Arunachal Pradesh. It is an annual and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

East Himalaya

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Gogoi, R., Adamowski, W., Sherpa, N., Sharma, A. & Borah, S. (2021). Misinterpretations and plagiarism in a publication about Himalayan Impatiens: polemics with the paper of Singh R.K. et al. 2021. Biodiversity: Research and Conservation 63: 1-30.
  • Gogoi, R., Borah, S., Dash, S.S. & Singh, P. (2018). Balsams of Eastern Himalaya - A regional revision: 1-215. Botanical Survey of India.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Singh, R.K., Borah, D. & Taram, M. (2021). Typifications, new combinations and new synonyms in Indian Impatiens (Balsaminaceae). Biodiversity: Research and Conservation 61: 1-27. [Cited as Impatiens arguta.]

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0