Balsaminaceae
Impatiens

Impatiens stenantha Hook.f.

First published in Fl. Brit. India 1: 478 (1875)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Nepal to China (NW. Yunnan) and N. Myanmar. It is an annual and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Assam, China South-Central, East Himalaya, Myanmar, Nepal, Tibet

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Chakrabarty, T. (2009). A checklist of the genus Impatiens L. (Balsaminaceae) for Sikkim state. Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany 33: 205-215.
  • Gogoi, R., Borah, S., Dash, S.S. & Singh, P. (2018). Balsams of Eastern Himalaya - A regional revision: 1-215. Botanical Survey of India.
  • Gogoi, R., Sherpa, N. & Rai, S. (2021). Wild balsams of Darjeeling and Sikkim himalaya. A pictorial handbook: 1-295. Botanical Surbey of India.
  • Grierson, A.J.C. & Long, D.G. (2001). Flora of Bhutan 2: 1-1675. Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh.
  • Rajbhandari, K.R., Rai, S.K. & Chhetri, R. (2021). A Handbook of the Flowering Plants of Nepal 3: 1-331. Department of Plant Resources, Thapathali, Kathmandu, Nepal.
  • Singh, R.K., Borah, D. & Taram, M. (2021). Typifications, new combinations and new synonyms in Indian Impatiens (Balsaminaceae). Biodiversity: Research and Conservation 61: 1-27.
  • Wu, Z., Raven, P.H. & Hong, D. (eds.) (2007). Flora of China 12: 1-534. Science Press (Beijing) & Missouri Botanical Garden Press (St. Louis).

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Chakrabarty, T. (2009). A checklist of the genus Impatiens L. (Balsaminaceae) for Sikkim state. Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany 33: 205-215.
  • Gogoi, R., Borah, S., Dash, S.S. & Singh, P. (2018). Balsams of Eastern Himalaya - A regional revision: 1-215. Botanical Survey of India.
  • Wu, Z., Raven, P.H. & Hong, D. (eds.) (2007). Flora of China 12: 1-534. Science Press (Beijing) & Missouri Botanical Garden Press (St. Louis).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Hooker, J.D. [975] India K000694613 Unknown Type Material Yes
Hooker, J.D. [s.n.] India K000694610 Unknown Type Material Yes
Henry, A. [11206] China K000694768 Unknown Type Material Yes
Hooker, J.D. [s.n.] India K000694611 Unknown Type Material Yes
Hooker, J.D. [s.n.] India K000694612 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

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  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
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