Research Article | Published: 20 December 2019

Impatiens dendricola C. E. C. Fisch. (Balsaminaceae): A new record for Tamil Nadu

Thokuluva Santharam Saravanan and Seventhilingam Kaliamoorthy

Indian Journal of Forestry | Volume: 42 | Issue: 4 | Page No. 356-359 | 2019
DOI: https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps1000-2019-X82XNE | Cite this article

Abstract

Impatiens dendricola C. E. C. Fisch., earlier recorded from the Western Ghats of Karnataka and Kerala, is reported here as a new distributional record for Tamil Nadu. Brief taxonomic description and photograph is provided.

Keywords

Endemic, Impatiens dendricola, Mukurthi National Park, Nilgiris, Southern Western Ghats

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Saravanan, T.S. and Kaliamoorthy, S., 2019. Impatiens dendricola C. E. C. Fisch. (Balsaminaceae): A new record for Tamil Nadu. Indian Journal of Forestry, 42(4), pp.356-359. https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps1000-2019-X82XNE

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