Balsaminaceae
Impatiens

Impatiens acaulis Arn.

First published in Compan. Bot. Mag. 1: 325 (1836)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is SW. India, Sri Lanka. It is a tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

India, Sri Lanka

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Bhaskar, V. (2012). Taxonomic monograph on Impatiens L. (Balsaminaceae) of Western Ghats, South India. The key genus for endemism: 1-283. Centre for Plant Taxonomic Studies, Bangalore.
  • Dessai, J.R.N. & Janarthanam, M.K. (2011). The genus Impatiens (Balsaminaceae) in the northern and parts of central Western Ghats. Rheedea 21: 23-80.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Dessai, J.R.N. & Janarthanam, M.K. (2011). The genus Impatiens (Balsaminaceae) in the northern and parts of central Western Ghats. Rheedea 21: 23-80.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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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 2026. 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

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