Nature Research and Conservation Initiative, Banke, Nepal.
PLoS One. 2022 Oct 19;17(10):e0274699. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0274699. eCollection 2022.
Impatiens nimspurjae (Impatiens, Balsaminaceae), a new species from Nepal is described based on molecular data and morphological characters. Notes on the diagnostic characters used to distinguish it from allied taxa are provided. I. nimspurjae is closely related with taxon belonging to sect. Racemosae (I. harae, I. radiata, I. wallichii, I. urticifolia) in having many-flowered racemose inflorescences, lateral sepals 2 (very rarely 4 with inner 2 reduced), capsule linear, seed ovoid, but differs by its sessile leaves, upper lobe of lower united petal not truncated, spur flattened at base. With the discovery of this new species and five species new records to Nepal, a checklist of Balsaminaceae having 57 species (8 endemic) in Nepal is updated. An identification key to the species of Imaptiens in Nepal is also provided.
尼泊尔的一种新物种——蓝星花（Impatiens，凤仙花科），是基于分子数据和形态特征描述的。本文提供了用于区分它与相关类群的鉴别特征的说明。蓝星花与属于族组（racemosae）的 taxon 密切相关，具有多花的总状花序、2 个侧生萼片（很少有 4 个，内 2 个缩小）、线性蒴果、卵形种子，但它的叶无柄、下部合生花瓣的上裂片不截形、距扁平在基部等特征与其相区别。随着对这个新物种的发现和对尼泊尔的五个物种的新记录，对尼泊尔凤仙花科的物种清单进行了更新，其中有 57 种（8 种特有）。还提供了尼泊尔凤仙花属物种的鉴定钥匙。
