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Impatiens devendrae Pusalkar (Balsaminaceae): an addition to the flora of Jammu & Kashmir, India

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: Impatiens devendrae Pusalkar is reported here as a new distribution record for the flora of Jammu & Kashmir from the Nathatop area in the forest range Batote of Ramban District. The identifying characteristics of the species include the presence of yellow streaks on the triangular lateral united petals, pinkish-white flowers, oblong-bucciniform lower sepals, abruptly constricted into hooked spurs. Previously, the species was reported from Uttarakhand.

Source: Journal of Threatened Taxa

DOI: 10.11609/jott.9277.16.10.26035-26039

Authors: Naresh Kumar, Diksha Kumari, Dhani Arya, T. S. Rana

Institutions: National Botanical Research Institute, Human Resource Development Center, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research

Language: English

Topic: Botany and Plant Ecology Studies

Subfield: Plant Science

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Domain: Life Sciences

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $600

Funders: Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science and Technology, India, CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute