TaBura 2960. 
IMPATIENS KINGII, Hook. /. 
BALSAMINACEAE. 
I. Kingii, Hook. f. (sp. nov.); herba robusta, eis Hor tuagete si 
paucifoliata ; foliis late ovatis basi rotundatis grosse cr pedun- 
culis paucifloris, floribus amplis, see 4, labello saccato, parents brevi. 
Herba annua, robusta, 4-6 dm. alta, fere glaberrima, caule erecto 
subsimplici, inferne longe nudo, crassitie paene digiti minoris. Folia 
0 cm. lon i 
interjectis, pergamentacea, basi rotundata vel habia in petiolum 
1-3 cm. longum repente angustata, nervis utrinque 5-6; glandulae 
stipulares rarae, digitiformes. Pedunculi axillis supeene plurimi, 
cm. longi, stricti, erecti ; racemi pauciflori ; pedicelli 1-2 cm. longi, 
Glitennes bracteae minutae, ovatae, acutae. Flores ampli; raphi- 
es 0. epal a dies 2 SS 6-7 mm. longa, late ovata, acuminata, 
lanceolata, acumin ata, membra acea, Verillum majusculum, orbi- 
c : 
cm. mage lobus basalis sb nce ao basi pennies distalis 
t sl 
ore ee ascendente apice late rotundato apiculato. Filamenta 
5 m onga, anguste linearia; antherae mediocres. Ovarium fal- 
aad acuminatum 
ASTERN Himaxaya : interior of Sikkim; Jongri, at the head of the 
Rungiet towards the base of Kanc chinjanga, near oo Timeorco 
and Bloktan, King’s Collector 4474 in Herb. Calcu 
The flowers of this very handsome species have been so_ badly 
preserved that my many attempts to obtain satisfactory analyses 
of them have failed. The district of Jongri, or Western — is the 
upper catchment area of the Rungiet River.—J. D. Hoo 
Fig. 1, outer sepals; 2, inner sepal; 3, standard; 4, wing; 5, lip; 6, stamens ; 
7, ovary. All enlarged. 
