Impatiens oppositifolia

Impatiens oppositifolia

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Ericales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Ordo: Ericales

Familia: Balsaminaceae
Genus: Impatiens
Subgenus: I. subg. Impatiens
Sectio: I. sect. Oppositifoliae
Species Impatiens oppositifolia

Name

Impatiens oppositifolia L. (1753)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Balsamina oppositifolia (L.) DC., Prodr. 1: 686 (1824).

• Heterotypic
  • Balsamina rosmarinifolia (Retz.) DC., Prodr. 1: 686 (1824).
  • Impatiens chinensis var. rupicola (Hook.f.) Bhaskar, Indian J. Forest. 1: 172 (1978).
  • Impatiens nataliae Hook.f., Bull. Misc. Inform. 1910: 294 (1910).
  • Impatiens rosmarinifolia Retz., Observ. Bot. 5: 29 (1788).
  • Impatiens rupicola Hook.f., Bull. Misc. Inform. 1910: 292 (1910).

Homonyms

• Impatiens oppositifolia Rottler ex Wight & Arn. = Impatiens chinensis L.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Asia-Tropical S-India, Sri Lanka References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Dessai, J.R.N. & Janarthanam, M.K. 2011: The genus Impatiens (Balsaminaceae) in the northern and parts of central Western Ghats. Rheedea 21(1): 23–80 [1].

• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus II: 937. Reference page. 
• USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database]. [2]

Links

• Hassler, M. 2019. Impatiens oppositifolia. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2019. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Apr. 02. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Impatiens oppositifolia. Published online. Accessed: Apr. 02 2019.
• The Plant List 2013. Impatiens oppositifolia in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Apr. 02.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Impatiens oppositifolia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 02 Apr. 2019.

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