- IPNI Life Sciences Identifier (LSID)
- urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:60448395-2
- Publication
- Novon; a Journal for Botanical Nomenclature. St. Louis, MO
- Collation
- 18(1): 9 (-11; fig. 1)
- Date of Publication
- 27 Feb 2008
- Family as entered in IPNI
- Balsaminaceae
Type Information
- Collector Team
- K. M. Liu & X. Z. Cai 772938
- Locality
- limestone crevices on S slopes, alt. 350 m
- Collection Date
- 22 Jul 2006
- Type Herbaria
- holotype HNNU
isotype HNNU
isotype MO - Latitude
- 25° 6' 11" N
- Longitude
- 111° 9' 59" E
- Distribution Of Types
- Jiangyong (Hunan, China, Asia-Temperate)
Remarks
Impatiens rupestris differs from I. polyneura K. M. Liu in its lamina base widely cuneate or ± rounded, the lateral veins in 11 to 16 pairs, the dorsal petal widely obovate, and the lower lobes of the lateral united petals connate into obovate lamella. It is distinct from I. obesa Hooker f. in its lamina elliptic or ovate-oblong, lateral united petals stipitate, upper corolla lobes widely obovate or suborbicular, lower corolla lobes connate into obovate lamella, and seeds with tuberculate testa. (vide abstract).