Impatiens johnii

Impatiens johnii is a species of balsam with a restricted distribution in the Munnar region of southern India. The species was first described by Edward Barnes in 1939 and it was not recorded in the wild again until 1999.[2] The species has a restricted geographic distribution and is therefore considered endangered. It is known from the Pettimudy area and flowers from September to December.[3]

Impatiens johnii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Balsaminaceae
Genus: Impatiens
Species:
I. johnii
Binomial name
Impatiens johnii

References

  1. Barnes, E. (1939). "The species of geranials occurring on the Travancore high range including the description of the new balsam". J. Indian Bot. Soc. 18: 95–105.
  2. Biju, S. D.; Kumar, V. M. (1999). "Rediscovery of Impatiens johnii E. Barnes (Balsaminaceae), a balsam endemic to Eravikulam National Park, Kerala, India". Indian J. Forestry. 22 (2): 174–176.
  3. Prasad, G.; Rajan, P.; Antony, V.T.; Shaji, P.K. (2018). "Distribution Pattern and Population Characteristics of Impatiens johnii E. Barnes, A Stenotopic Endemic and Endangered Balsam in The Mountain Landscape of Munnar, Kerala, India". Current Science. 115 (10): 1960–1962.
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