Division : Angiosperms
Class : Eudicots
Order : Ericales
Family : Balsaminaceae
Genus : Impatiens
Species : Impatiens dorjeekhanduii
Krishna Chowlu, a scientist with Botanical Survey of India (BSI), has named the newly discovered plant after the former chief minister Dorjee Khandu, as Impatiens dorjeekhanduii, to honour his contributions for the development of the state.
Impatiens dorjeekhanduii was discovered from a forest in Zemithang area of Tawang. It bears flowers which are white at the base and violet on the top. The plant belongs to the Balsaminaceae family.
Dr Chowlu from Namsai district is the only scientist in the BSI to be appointed from Arunachal Pradesh through UPSC. Apart from Chowlu, scientists Rajib Gogoi, SS Dash and Souravjyoti Borah of BSI had contributed in the study.
Impatiens is a genus of of flowering plants, belonging to Balsaminaceae, widely distributed throughout the Northern Hemisphere and the tropics. The new discovery is published in Nelumbo, the bulletin of Botanical Survey of India.
Link to full paper: http://www.nelumbo-bsi.org
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