TY -JOUR
AU -Vellingiri Ravichandran
AU -Maruthakutty Murugesan
AU -Ravichandran Tharani
AU -Bannari Karthik
AU -Mayandi Premkumar

TI -Impatiens neo-orchioides, a striking new balsam (Balsaminaceae: Scapigerae) from Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve, Western Ghats, India
PY -2023
DA -2023-04-12
JO -Taiwania
VL -68
IS -2
SP -161
EP -165
UR -https://taiwania.ntu.edu.tw/abstract/1922
AB -Impatiens neo-orchioides (Balsaminaceae), a remarkable new species from the Western Ghats of Nilgiri hills, Tamil Nadu state, India is described and illustrated here. The new species is morphologically similar to I. orchioides Bedd., but differs mainly by folded leaves, pink–coloured petals, presence of spur, c. 1.5 cm long pedicels and 3-lobed lateral united petals with pink hairs at throat. Detailed description, distribution, conservation status and colour photographic plates are provided here to facilitate the easy identification of the new species.
DO -10.6165/tai.2023.68.161