Impatiens menghuochengensis Q. Luo, a new species of Impatiens (Balsaminaceae) from Sichuan, China
11 February 2014
Qiang, Luo; Jun, Wang; Hua, ZhaoImpatiens menghuochengensis Q. Luo (Balsaminaceae), a new species from Shimian county in southwestern Sichuan province, China, is described and illustrated. It is similar to Impatiens tortisepala J .D. Hooker, but differs in having stem basally long naked; lateral sepals transparent, obliquely ovate; dorsal petal with central columnar cristate swelling, lateral united petals with distal lobes oblong-dolabriform, apically retuse; lower sepal saccate with purple-red veins, abruptly narrowed at belly into an incurved spur 20-25 mm. The morphological characteristics and surface patterning of the seeds and pollen of the new species are examined under SEM alongside Impatiens tortisepala.
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10.1111/njb.00503