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Volume 62, Issue 2, December 2020

Articles

Impatiens sikkimensis (Balsaminaceae), A New Record for the Flora of Bhutan

https://doi.org/10.20324/nelumbo/v62/2020/156892

Published 2020-12-31

  • Sangay Wangchuk
    • ,
  • Sherab Jamtsho
    • ,
  • Phub Gyeltshen
    • ,
  • Dhan Bahadur Subba
    • ,
  • Letro Letro

Sangay Wangchuk
Royal Botanical Park, Department of Forest and Park Services, Ministry of Agriculture and Forests, Lampelri, Thimphu

Sherab Jamtsho
Zhemgang Territorial Forest Division, Department of Forest and Park Services Ministry of Agriculture and Forests, Nyimshong, Zhemgang

Phub Gyeltshen
Bumthang Territorial Forest Division, Department of Forest and Park Services, Ministry of Agriculture and Forests, Trongsa

Dhan Bahadur Subba
Zhemgang Territorial Forest Division, Department of Forest and Park Services, Ministry of Agriculture and Forests, Tali, Zhemgang

Letro Letro
Nature Conservation Division, Department of Forest and Park Services, Ministry of Agriculture and Forests, Taba, Thimphu

Abstract

Impatiens sikkimensis earlier known to be endemic to the Sikkim and Darjeeling Himalaya has been found in Central Bhutan. The study shows an eastern range of the species affirming a new distributional record and an addition to the flora of Bhutan.

Keywords

Balsam, Bhutan, Distribution, Himalaya, Impatiens, Sikkim.

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Sangay Wangchuk

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