Liuyi Ren‡, Yi Chen§, Taohua Yuan§, Rongxin Huang§, MeiJun Li§, Xinxiang Bai§Corresponding author: Liuyi Ren ( 1807925419@qq.com ) Corresponding author: MeiJun Li ( 59787607@qq.com ) Corresponding author: Xinxiang Bai ( 254715174@qq.com ) © Liuyi Ren, Yi Chen, Taohua Yuan, Rongxin Huang, MeiJun Li, Xinxiang Bai. This is an open access preprint distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY 4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. Citation:
Ren L, Chen Y, Yuan T, Huang R, Li M, Bai X (2021) Impatiens bijieensis (Balsaminaceae), a new species from karst plateau in Guizhou, China. ARPHA Preprints. https://doi.org/10.3897/arphapreprints.e77752 |  |
Impatiens bijieensis X.X. Bai & L.Y. Ren, a new species from Northwest Guizhou, China, is here described and illustrated. This new species is distributed discontiguously in Jiulongshan of Dafang County and Dajiucaiping of Hezhang County, both of which belong to Wumeng mountains area, a karst plateau landform. It is morphologically similar to I. lasiophyton J.D. Hooker and I. leptocaulon J.D. Hooker in height, leaf blade shape and flower form, especially resembles I. lasiophyton in pilose plant. However, it differs in its deep purplish-red to rose-red flower, 2-lobed lower sepal apex and cylindrical capsule. A detailed description, color photographs, and a provisional IUCN red list assessment are provided, and its geographical distribution, ecology, and morphological relationship with relevant similar species are discussed.