That means I.scrabida and I edgeworthii are syn of I.tricornis, is it ? Thank you.
Saroj Kasaju On Wed, Feb 19, 2020 at 11:53 AM Ashutosh Sharma < ashutoshsharma1...@gmail.com> wrote: > Respected members, > > I am making this post to clear differences between Impatiens tricornis > Lindl.(Synonyms - I. scabrida [sensu Hara (1979) and Akiyama et al. > (1991, 1992)]) and Impatiens edgeworthii Hook. f. > > The darker yellow color form of Impatiens tricornis can be/is confused > with Impatiens edgeworthii because of near similar yellow color but the key > differences between the two species are - > 1) In I. edgeworthii upper lobes of lateral united petals are prolonged > and obliquely upwards while in I. tricornis these are much broader and > never curves upward. > 2) In I. edgeworthii lower sepal is infundibuliform, gradually narrowed > into a long recurved spur while in I.tricornis it is bucciniform to > funnel-shaped and abruptly constricted into the spur. > 3) The flower of I. edgeworthii is streaked red in the throat including > upper lobe and half lower lobe of lateral united petal while in I. > tricornis it is never streaked red though some rusty spots occur in the > throat. > 4) I. edgeworthii is glabrous including its capsules while I.tricornis is > much hairy (pubescent) in nature though in lower altitude its less hairy > form with much white flower also occurs but capsule remains puberulent in > that also. > Please see the attached images for clearing differences ... > > Note - Most(not all) of the Impatiens scabrida DC. that we know earlier is > actually Impatiens tricornis Lindl. characterised by its bucciniform to > funnel-shaped lower sepal abruptly constricted into the spur while in > true I. scabrida DC. lower sepal is navicular and tapers into a spur. > > > Best regards > Ashutosh Sharma > > -- > 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 indiantreepix+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/CADkfUKsCL5XEQ39wr92yPKOBqU5SCXA%3Dr4JvARwnkCjARLGA4w%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/CADkfUKsCL5XEQ39wr92yPKOBqU5SCXA%3Dr4JvARwnkCjARLGA4w%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- 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 indiantreepix+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/CAEf%3DytR62tbeK0Rk0xy2V5JRic0_34ODfzbGXvHBkyAvVJX-og%40mail.gmail.com.
