Balsaminaceae
Impatiens

Impatiens florigera C.B.Clarke ex Hook.f.

First published in Rec. Bot. Surv. India 4: 13 (1905)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is E. Himalaya to Assam. It is an annual and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Assam, East Himalaya

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • 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., 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.
  • 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.

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 tripetala.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • 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., Sherpa, N. & Rai, S. (2021). Wild balsams of Darjeeling and Sikkim himalaya. A pictorial handbook: 1-295. Botanical Surbey of India.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Clarke, C.B. [36742A] India K000694671 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

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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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