New taxa of Impatiens (Balsaminaceae) from Madagascar. I
Author
Fischer, Eberhard
Author
Rahelivololona, Marie Elisette
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Adansonia
2002
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Impatiens mananteninae
Eb. Fisch.
& Rahe-
livololona,
sp. nov.
Ab omnibus speciebus ex grege
Impatiens
arachnoide
differt foliis lanceolato-oblongis cum petiolo vaginato et petalo dorsale angustiore.
TYPUS
. —
Rahelivololona, T
5,
Madagascar
,
Tsaratanana
, fond de ruisseau, vers
1850 m
(holo-,
TAN
; iso-,
P
)
.
Erect herb up to
50 cm
tall, densely pilose.
Leaves dark green with greyish indumentum,
Impatiens
(Balsaminaceae)
from
Madagascar
. I
Fig. 13. —
Impatiens mandrakae
Eb. Fisch. & Rahelivololona
:
A
, habit;
B
, flower, anterior view;
C
, flower, posterior view;
D
, lateral united petals. (
Rahelivololona Mk 1,
TAN).
petiole
5-13 mm
, lamina 32-40 ×
12-17 mm
, ovate-lanceolate, acuminate, margin dentate. Flowers greenish with dark brown venation. Pedicels up
13 mm
long, covered with whitish scales. Lateral sepals 2, 1.5 ×
0.5 mm
. Lower sepal 4 ×
2 mm
, with darker relief forming bars and translucid windows. Dorsal petal hood-like, 5 ×
2.5 mm
, with hairs on dorsal crest. Lateral united petals
6 mm
long, upper petal 1.5 ×
0.5 mm
, lower petal 4 ×
2 mm
, with tuberculous crest on inner margin. Anthers
2 mm
long. Ovary
1.5-2 mm
long. Fruit unknown. —
Fig. 15.
HABITAT.— Montane rain forest, at
1850 m
.
DISTRIBUTION.—
Madagascar
, only known from the
type
collection
.
Impatiens pilosissima
differs from all Madagascan species of subg.
Trimorphopetalum
in the large habit (up to
50 cm
tall) with densely pilose stems and leaves and the small flowers,
Fig. 14. —
Impatiens mananteninae
Eb. Fisch. & Rahelivololona
:
A
,
B
, habit;
C
, flower. (
Messmer, Rakotomalaza & Ravelonarivo NM 388,
G).
Impatiens
(Balsaminaceae)
from
Madagascar
. I
Fig. 15. —
Impatiens pilosissima
Eb. Fisch. & Rahelivololona
:
A
, habit;
B
,
C
, flower;
D
, lateral sepal,
E
, lateral united petals;
F
, lower sepal, anterior view;
G
, lower sepal, lateral view. (
Rahelivololona T5,
TAN).
which bear a characteristical crest between upper and lower lateral petal.