Balsaminaceae
Impatiens

Impatiens prainii Hook.f.

First published in Rec. Bot. Surv. India 4: 14 (1905)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is E. Nepal to China (NW. Yunnan) and N. Myanmar. It is an annual and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

China South-Central, East Himalaya, Myanmar, Nepal

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • (2018). https://doi.org/10.3767/blumea.2018.63.03.01. epublication.
  • Akiyama, S. (2017). Impatiens prainii (Balsaminaceae), a new record for the flora of Nepal and the flora of Myanmar. The Journal of Japanese Botany 92: 314-319.
  • Chakrabarty, T. (2009). A checklist of the genus Impatiens L. (Balsaminaceae) for Sikkim state. Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany 33: 205-215.
  • Gogoi, R., Borah, S., Dash, S.S. & Singh, P. (2018). Balsams of Eastern Himalaya - A regional revision: 1-215. Botanical Survey of India.
  • Gogoi, R., Sherpa, N. & Rai, S. (2021). Wild balsams of Darjeeling and Sikkim himalaya. A pictorial handbook: 1-295. Botanical Surbey of India.
  • Grierson, A.J.C. & Long, D.G. (2001). Flora of Bhutan 2: 1-1675. Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh.
  • Rajbhandari, K.R., Rai, S.K. & Chhetri, R. (2021). A Handbook of the Flowering Plants of Nepal 3: 1-331. Department of Plant Resources, Thapathali, Kathmandu, Nepal.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Akiyama, S. (2017). Impatiens prainii (Balsaminaceae), a new record for the flora of Nepal and the flora of Myanmar. The Journal of Japanese Botany 92: 314-319.
  • Chakrabarty, T. (2009). A checklist of the genus Impatiens L. (Balsaminaceae) for Sikkim state. Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany 33: 205-215.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Dr. Prain's collector [5 I] India K000694764 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

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  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
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  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

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