Impatiens khasiana Hook.f., Rec. Bot. Surv. India 4: 27 1905.; Common name: Khasi Balsam NE-India (NE-India, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya) as per Catalogue of Life; Re: Fwd: Impatiens sp for identification. Meghalaya, 25.6.17 : Attachments (2) Attachments (1) This plant looks like recently rediscovered I. khasiana. See: Odyuo N., Deori C., Gogoi R. 2015. Rediscovery of Impatiens khasiana Hook.f. after more than a century. Telopea 18: 85-89. Paper is free accessible. While going through Impatiens page on eFI, I noticed that this species is not represented in the database.. This was recorded from Shillong and was identified by Dr. Rajib Gogoi as Impatiens khasiana, a rare and endemic taxon.. Interestingly, it was rediscovered after a long gap, just few months prior to my finding this..!! References: The Plant List Ver.1.1 IPNI Catalogue of Life GBIF (with type specimen) Flowers of India Rediscovery of Impatiens khasiana Hook.f. after more than a century- N Odyuo, Chaya Deori, Rajib Gogoi- Telopea, Vol 18 (2015). (Abstract- Impatiens khasiana Hook.f. (Balsaminaceae) has been rediscovered after a period of 129 years from Meghalaya, in north-eastern India. A detailed description from living specimens, coloured photographs and other relevant information are provided for easy identification. The name I. khasiana Hook.f. is here lectotypified). |
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