Rediscovery of Impatiens munnarensis Barnes: A strict endemic balsam of Southern-Western Ghats

Authors

  • R Ramasubbu Department of Biology, Gandhigram Rural Institute: Deemed University, Dindigul, Tamil Nadu
  • AG Pandurangan Plant Systematics and Evolutionary Science Division, Jawaharlal Nehru tropical Botanic Garden and Research Institute, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3329/bjb.v43i2.21678

Keywords:

Impatiens munnarensis, Rediscovery, Western ghats

Abstract

An endemic wild balsam, Impatiens munnarensis Barnes restricted to Idukki district of Kerala, India has been rediscovered from a new locality Megamalai hills, Tamil Nadu, India after 78 years. The detailed description of the taxa is provided in the presented paper.

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/bjb.v43i2.21678

Bangladesh J. Bot. 43(2): 227-229, 2014 (September)

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Published

2015-01-19

How to Cite

Ramasubbu, R., & Pandurangan, A. (2015). Rediscovery of Impatiens munnarensis Barnes: A strict endemic balsam of Southern-Western Ghats. Bangladesh Journal of Botany, 43(2), 227–229. https://doi.org/10.3329/bjb.v43i2.21678

Issue

Vol. 43 No. 2 (2014)

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Short Communications

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