Impatiens concinna Hook. f., 1874:449
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Conservation Status
Last record: 21 October 1929
Rediscovered in 28 September 2013
Distribution
Kerala (Western Ghats), India
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Hooker, J. D. (1874). In The Flora of British India, Vol. 1, L. Reeve & Co, London, pp. 440-464.
Other references:
Bhaskar, V. (2012). Taxonomic monograph on Impatiens L. (Balsaminanceae) of Western Ghats, South India, Centre for Plant Taxonomic Studies, Bengaluru.
Henry, A. N., Vivekananthan, K. and Nair, N. C. (1978). Rare and Threatened Flowering Plants of South India. The Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 75: 684-697 [686].
Prabhukumar, K. M., Sreejith, P. E., Prasad, M. G., Kabeer, A. and Balachandran, I. (2015). Rediscovery of presumed extinct Impatiens concinna Hook. f. (Balsaminaceae) from the Western Ghats. Current Science 109(6): 1027-1028.
Rao, C. Kameswara, Geetha, B. L. and Suresh, Geetha. (2003). Red List of Threatened Vascular Plant Species in India. ENVIS Centre on Floral Diversity, Botanical Survey of India, Kolkata. xxiv + 144 pp. [automatic download]
http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/four-extinct-plant-species-rediscovered/article8323105.ece