Impatiens jerdoniae
Impatiens jerdoniae | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Ericales |
Family: | Balsaminaceae |
Genus: | Impatiens |
Species: | I. jerdoniae
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Binomial name | |
Impatiens jerdoniae |
Impatiens jerdoniae is a species of flowering plant in the family Balsaminaceae. It is native to the Western Ghats of India. It was described[1] and named by Robert Wight and commemorates Flora Jerdon, wife of Thomas C. Jerdon. It grows on rocks and as an epiphyte on trees.[2]
References[]
- ^ Wight, R. (1846). Icones Plantarum Indiae Orientalis. Vol. 4. p. 1602.
- ^ Gamble, J.S. (1935). Flora of the Presidency of Madras. Part I. Ranunculaceae to Opiliaceae. London: West, Newman & Co. p. 139.
Categories:
- Impatiens
- Flora of Kerala
- Flora of Tamil Nadu
- Ericales stubs