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Volume 60, Issue 1, July 2018

Articles

Notes on Impatiens sikkimensis (Balsaminaceae) and Its Recollection after a Century

https://doi.org/10.20324/nelumbo/v60/2018/130179

Published 2018-07-31

  • Rajib Gogoi
    • ,
  • Anand Kumar
    • ,
  • Wojciech Adamowski

Rajib Gogoi
Botanical Survey of India, Central National Herbarium, P.O.-Botanic Garden, Howrah - 711103

Anand Kumar
Botanical Survey of India, Central National Herbarium, P.O.-Botanic Garden, Howrah - 711103

Wojciech Adamowski
Białowieża Geobotanical Station, Faculty of Biology, University of Warsaw, 17-230 Białowieża

Abstract

Impatiens sikkimensis Govaerts & Chakrab. is recollected after a gap of 115 years from its type locality. The species is redescribed from fresh collections as the descriptions in protologue was very limited. Colored illustrations along with comparison to closely related species are provided for easy identification.
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