Biology:Impatiens jerdoniae
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Short description: Species of flowering plant
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Balsaminaceae |
| Genus: | Impatiens |
| Species: | I. jerdoniae
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| Binomial name | |
| Impatiens jerdoniae Wight
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Impatiens jerdoniae is a species of flowering plant in the family Balsaminaceae. It is native to the Western Ghats of India. It was described[1] and named by Robert Wight and commemorates Flora Jerdon, wife of Thomas C. Jerdon. It grows on rocks and as an epiphyte on trees.[2]
References
- ↑ Wight, R. (1846). Icones Plantarum Indiae Orientalis. 4. p. 1602. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/5872704.
- ↑ Gamble, J.S. (1935). Flora of the Presidency of Madras. Part I. Ranunculaceae to Opiliaceae.. London: West, Newman & Co.. p. 139. https://archive.org/stream/floraofpresidenc01gambrich#page/138/mode/2up/.
Wikidata ☰ Q17251108 entry
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