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Type: Article
Published: 2016-01-15
Page range: 96–100
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Impatiens shennongensis (Balsaminaceae): a new species from Hubei, China

Key Laboratory of Eco-Environments in Three Gorges Reservoir Region, School of Life Science, Southwest University, 400715, Beibei, Chongqing, China
Department of Biomedical Sciences, College of Health Sciences, Midwestern University, Glendale, AZ 85308, USA
Key Laboratory of Eco-Environments in Three Gorges Reservoir Region, School of Life Science, Southwest University, 400715, Beibei, Chongqing, China
Administration of Chongqing Yintiaoling National Nature Reserve, 405800, Wuxi, Chongqing, China
Key Laboratory of Eco-Environments in Three Gorges Reservoir Region, School of Life Science, Southwest University, 400715, Beibei, Chongqing, China
Balsaminaceae China Hubei Impatiens shennongensis sp. nov. Eudicots

Abstract

A new species of the genus Impatiens is described from Hubei province, China. Although it shares some features with I. dicentra, such as single-flowered peduncles and a filamentous bristle terminating the upper of the lateral united petals, it possesses distinct traits such as shorter plant height, rhombic to sub-rhombic leaves, lateral sepals entire, and lower sepals navicular without a spur. We believe that this is a new addition to the speciose Impatiens genus, and propose the name Impatiens shennongensis Q. Wang & H.P. Deng. We also describe the new species in this paper in terms of SEM-based seed and pollen micromorphology.