Impatienschenmoui (Balsaminaceae), a new species from southern Yunnan, China

Zheng-Wei Wang; Qi Wang; Ru-Hua Xu; Yu Zhang; Xiao-Chen Li

doi:10.3897/phytokeys.214.94898

Impatienschenmoui (Balsaminaceae), a new species from southern Yunnan, China

PhytoKeys. 2022 Nov 30:214:83-95. doi: 10.3897/phytokeys.214.94898. eCollection 2022.

Authors

Zheng-Wei Wang¹, Qi Wang¹, Ru-Hua Xu², Yu Zhang², Xiao-Chen Li¹

Affiliations

¹ Eastern China Conservation Center for Wild Endangered Plant Resources, Shanghai Chenshan Botanical Garden, Shanghai 201602, China Eastern China Conservation Center for Wild Endangered Plant Resources, Shanghai Chenshan Botanical Garden Shanghai China.
² Yunnan Yelantang Biological Technology Co., Ltd., Kunming 650114, China Yunnan Yelantang Biological Technology Co., Ltd. Kunming China.

Abstract

Impatienschenmoui (Balsaminaceae), a new species from southern Yunnan, China, was described and illustrated based on morphological and molecular evidence. This new species is morphologically most similar to Impatiensoblongata Ruchis. & Niet, but can be distinguished by 7-9 pairs of leaf veins, glabrous perianth, obovate upper petal, and capsule with trichome.

Keywords: China; Impatienschenmoui; morphology; phylogeny; sect. Uniflorae.

Zheng-wei Wang, Qi Wang, Ru-hua Xu, Yu Zhang, Xiao-chen Li.

Grants and funding

National Wild Plant Germplasm Resource Center for Shanghai Chenshan Botanical Garden (ZWGX2102)； Special Fund for Scientific Research of Shanghai Landscaping & City Appearance Administrative Bureau (G212416, G222404).