You are right about the publications Garg ji. I must say I am surprised with this. To me the lower sepal of the two look different. In the original paper describing Impatiens roingensis, the authors did compare it with Impatiens arguta. However, I am no expert on these matters. Best wishes Tabish
On Wednesday, September 14, 2022 at 8:50:36 PM UTC+5:30 JM Garg wrote: > Thanks, Tabish ji. > But the authors themselves and Dr. Gogoi (subsequent publications as per > references in POWO > <https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:373962-1>) > think it to be a syn. of *I.arguta*. > > On Wed, 14 Sept 2022 at 20:36, Tabish <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I think *Impatiens roingensis* and *Impatiens arguta *are reasonably >> distinct. *Impatiens arguta *has a wide distribution, China >> South-Central, East Himalaya, Myanmar, Nepal, Tibet. *Impatiens >> roingensis* on the other hand is restricted to Dibang valley. I think >> the plant here is *Impatiens roingensis. *When we found *Impatiens >> roingensis *in Dibang valley, it never occurred to us at all that it >> could be confused with *Impatiens arguta. * >> Tabish >> ------------------------------------------- >> <http://www.flowersofindia.net>www.flowersofindia.net >> The waterhole of flower lovers >> >> >> On Wed, Sep 14, 2022 at 4:54 PM J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> May I request the authors and others, who published subsequently to tell >>> whether to treat this as *Impatiens roingensis* Hareesh, A.Joe & M.Sabu >>> or as syn. of *Impatiens arguta* (as followed by POWO >>> <https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:373962-1>). >>> >>> ---------- Forwarded message --------- >>> From: Dhyey shah <[email protected]> >>> Date: Wed, 7 Sept 2022 at 18:45 >>> Subject: [efloraofindia:432242] Identification help for Impatiens sp. >>> To: eFloraofIndia <[email protected]> >>> >>> >>> Hello! >>> I am a new member of the group and this is my first post for ID help. >>> Hope all the details are present. >>> Location: Lower Dibang Valley, Arunachal Pradesh >>> Date: 22nd May 2022 >>> >>> Thanks in advance! >>> >>> Dhyey Shah[image: DSC_5018.JPG] >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "eFloraofIndia" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to [email protected]. >>> To view this discussion on the web, visit >>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/7643231c-944c-4729-a611-4bbc5ad4a9a3n%40googlegroups.com >>> >>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/7643231c-944c-4729-a611-4bbc5ad4a9a3n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>> . >>> >>> >>> -- >>> With regards, >>> J.M.Garg >>> >> > > -- > With regards, > J.M.Garg > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "eFloraofIndia" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/8d14cc18-3082-47d3-acfc-1748db400280n%40googlegroups.com.
