Researchers discovered a new species 'Impatiens neo-uncinata' of garden balsam in Kerala.

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Researchers discovered a new species 'Impatiens neo-uncinata' of garden balsam in Kerala. It is a new species of Impatiens(family Balsaminaceae). It has been discovered in the Western Ghats and is a rare. It bears morphological resemblances to Impatiens uncinata but it differs in the size of the flowers, basal and distal lobes, the dorsal petal and pollen. In India, the Himalayan and the north-eastern regions account for the highest diversity of Impatiens. The southern arm of the Western Ghats stands second in that respect.


     

     

     

 

     


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