Impatiens sikkimensis (Balsaminaceae), a new name for I. lutea
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31.12.2011
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Balsaminaceae, Impatiens, New Name
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The species Impatiens lutea Hook.f. was published in 1905 and used ever since for a species endemic to India. Although in use for more than 100 years, the name turns out to be a later homonym for I. lutea Lam. (1779). Thus a new name, I. sikkimensis Govaerts & Chakrab. is proposed.
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Govaerts, R., & Chakrabarty, T. (2011). Impatiens sikkimensis (Balsaminaceae), a new name for I. lutea. Rheedea, 21(2), 173. https://doi.org/10.22244/rheedea.2011.21.02.11