Impatiens bokorensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Balsaminaceae
Genus: Impatiens
Species:
I. bokorensis
Binomial name
Impatiens bokorensis
S.H.Cho & B.Y.Kim

Impatiens bokorensis is a flowering plant of the family Balsaminaceae, only known to be found in the Phnum Bokor National Park in the Kampot Province of Cambodia.[1] It is characterized as growing from 15–40 cm (6–20 in) tall, with a branching, deep purple-red stem with alternating leaves and purple-red flowers. It is most typically found in the park on sandstone tables in evergreen forests at 1,050 m (3,440 ft) above sea level.[1]

Impatiens bokorensis is reported to produce little capsules with scurfy hair that contain three to four seeds in August and fruit in November.[1]

The plant can be distinguished from its most similar cousin I. patula by its orbicular-obovate dorsal petal, shorter pedicels and larger seeds.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Cho, Seong-Hyun; Kim, Bo-Yun; Park, Han-Sol; Phourin, Chhang; Kim, Young-Dong (7 February 2017). "Impatiens bokorensis (Balsaminaceae), a new species from Cambodia". PhytoKeys (77): 33–39. doi:10.3897/phytokeys.77.11345. ISSN 1314-2003. PMC 5558809. PMID 28814918.
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