Impatiens mukurthiana (Balsaminaceae) - A New species from the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve, India

Impatiens mukurthiana (Balsaminaceae) - A New species from the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve, India

Authors

  •   Ravichandran Tharani   Botanical Survey of India (BSI), Southern Regional Centre (SRC), TNAU Campus, Lawley Road, Coimbatore – 641003, Tamil Nadu
  •   Maruthakutty Murugesan   Botanical Survey of India (BSI), Southern Regional Centre (SRC), TNAU Campus, Lawley Road, Coimbatore – 641003, Tamil Nadu
  •   Vellingiri Ravichandran   Botanical Survey of India (BSI), Central National Herbarium (CNH), Howrah–711103, West Bengal
  •   Veluswamy Anusuba   Botanical Survey of India (BSI), Southern Regional Centre (SRC), TNAU Campus, Lawley Road, Coimbatore – 641003, Tamil Nadu
  •   Bannari Karthik   Botanical Survey of India (BSI), Southern Regional Centre (SRC), TNAU Campus, Lawley Road, Coimbatore – 641003, Tamil Nadu

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https://doi.org/10.36808/if/2025/v151i4/170571

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2025-05-30

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Tharani, R., Murugesan, M., Ravichandran, V., Anusuba, V., & Karthik, B. (2025). <i>Impatiens mukurthiana</i> (Balsaminaceae) - A New species from the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve, India. Indian Forester, 151(4), 390‐393. https://doi.org/10.36808/if/2025/v151i4/170571

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