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Volume 64, Issue 1, July 2022

Articles

Impatiens ecalcarata Collett & Hemsl. (Balsaminaceae) – A New Addition for the Flora of India

https://doi.org/10.20324/nelumbo/v64/2022/169891

Published 2022-08-02

  • Rajib Gogoi
    • ,
  • Norbu Sherpa
    • ,
  • Bladimir Bajur Theodore Tham
    • ,
  • Laishram Ricky Meitei
    • ,
  • Harminder Singh

Rajib Gogoi
Botanical Survey of India, Sikkim Himalayan Regional Centre, P.O. Rajbhawan, Gangtok-737103, Sikkim

Norbu Sherpa
Botanical Survey of India, Sikkim Himalayan Regional Centre, P.O. Rajbhawan, Gangtok-737103, Sikkim

Bladimir Bajur Theodore Tham
Botanical Survey of India, Eastern Regional Centre, Shillong–793003, Meghalaya

Laishram Ricky Meitei
Botanical Survey of India, Eastern Regional Centre, Shillong–793003, Meghalaya

Harminder Singh
Botanical Survey of India, Eastern Regional Centre, Shillong–793003, Meghalaya

Abstract

Impatiens ecalcarata Collett & Hemsl. (Balsaminaceae) is recorded from India for the first time. The new record is based on the specimens collected from marshes near Loktak Lake in Bishnupur district of Manipur. A detailed description with illustration is provided here for its easy identification.

Keywords

Balsam, Impatiens, India, Myanmar, New Addition.

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