Impatiens jenjittikuliae (Balsaminaceae), a new species from Thailand

By

Ruchisansakun, Saroj
Suksathan, Piyakaset

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2019

Original Publication

PhytoKeys

Volume

124

Pages

139-147

Subjects

critically endangered , endemic , lithophytic , Uniflorae

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers [2010]-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.124.33607

 

Abstract

Impatiensjenjittikuliae Ruchis. & Suksathan, a new species from a limestone area in Thasongyang District, Tak Province, Northern Thailand, is described and illustrated. This endemic new species is distinguished from the most similar, I.lacei Hook.f. through having pilose lateral sepals vs glabrous, and by the absence of long hairs along the lamina margin. Its pollen and seed morphology, stem anatomy, and pollination ecology are also observed. Furthermore, its conservation status as Critically Endangered is also assessed.