Thursday, July 21, 2011

[Botany • 2007] Impatiens yaoshanensis K.M. Liu & Y.Y. Cong • new Balsaminaceae from Yunnan, China



Impatiens yaoshanensis K.M. Liu & Y.Y. Cong sp. nova (Balsaminaceae) is described from northern Yunnan, China, and illustrated. It is morphologically similar to I. cyanantha, I. purpurea, I. blinii, I. pseudo-kingii, and I. loulanensis. The distinguishing characters are given in a key to the six species.

Cong, Y. Y., Liu, K. M. & Tian, S. Z. 2008. Impatiens yaoshanensis (Balsaminaceae), a new species from Yunnan, China. — Ann. Bot. Fennici. 45: 148–150.: http://www.sekj.org/anb/anb452.htm / http://www.sekj.org/PDF/anb45-free/anb45-148.pdf