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, green, glabrous with crenate margins, base cuneate, apex acuminate; veins 69; two glands at the base of petiole
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long, glabrous, green to partially reddish with pale yellowish stripes, enclosing 25 seeds. Seeds ca.
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<paragraph id="961FC743FF9BFF93FF3EFAC9E680FA76" blockId="1.[136,1452,936,1898]" pageId="1" pageNumber="43">Phenology:—Flowering from early July, commencing along with fruiting until September end. Seeds ripen and dehisce in SeptemberOctober.</paragraph>
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Species etymology:—Specific epithet violoides refers to
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like flower of this species as its navicular shaped lower sepal resembles spur of
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flower.
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Distribution:—
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,
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(Rohru sub-division, Shimla District).
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Habitat and Distribution:—
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<emphasis id="A4D41B51FF9BFF93FE79F984E5BFF986" box="[506,729,1584,1610]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="43">Impatiens violoides</emphasis>
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is a terrestrial species growing under dense moist coniferous forest of
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<emphasis id="A4D41B51FF9BFF93FF6FF9E1E6EBF9A2" box="[236,397,1620,1646]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="43">Abies pindrow</emphasis>
(Royle ex D.Don)
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and
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(Roxb. ex D.Don) G.
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in small colonies and in association with
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<emphasis id="A4D41B51FF9BFF93FDD4F9CCE441F95E" box="[599,807,1656,1682]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="43">Fragaria nubicola</emphasis>
(Lindl. ex Hook.f.)
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,
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<emphasis id="A4D41B51FF9BFF93FB6DF9CDE2CAF95E" box="[1262,1452,1656,1682]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="43">Halenia elliptica</emphasis>
D.
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,
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<emphasis id="A4D41B51FF9BFF93FEE5F928E516F97A" box="[358,624,1692,1718]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="43">Impatiens brachycentra</emphasis>
Kar. &amp; Kir. (1842:179)
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,
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Edgew. (1846:40)
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,
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<emphasis id="A4D41B51FF9BFF93FABEF928E7BFF916" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="43">Impatiens sulcata</emphasis>
Wall. (1824:458)
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,
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<emphasis id="A4D41B51FF9BFF93FE3BF975E59EF916" box="[440,760,1728,1754]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="43">Parthenocissus semicordata</emphasis>
(Wall.) Planch. (1887:451)
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,
<taxonomicName id="51A0BCC0FF9BFF93FBCAF974E60DF932" authority="(Meisn.) H. Gross (1913: 277)" authorityName="H. Gross" authorityPageNumber="277" authorityYear="1913" baseAuthorityName="Meisn." class="Magnoliopsida" family="Polygonaceae" genus="Persicaria" kingdom="Plantae" order="Caryophyllales" pageId="1" pageNumber="43" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="nepalensis">
<emphasis id="A4D41B51FF9BFF93FBCAF974E226F916" box="[1097,1344,1728,1754]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="43">Persicaria nepalensis</emphasis>
(Meisn.) H.
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and
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<emphasis id="A4D41B51FF9BFF93FE29F951E5D1F932" box="[426,695,1764,1790]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="43">Viburnum grandiflorum</emphasis>
Wall. ex DC. (1830:329)
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etc. Three images of this species from below Chanshal Pass area can be seen on eFloraofIndia portal, tentatively identified by second author (WA) in 2017 (eFloraofIndia).
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<emphasis id="A4D41B51FF9BFF93FEC3F898E57CF88A" box="[320,538,1836,1862]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="43">Impatiens violoides</emphasis>
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is distributed between
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elevation in dense temperate conifer forests in Rohru valley, Shimla district of
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<emphasis id="A4D41B51FF98FF90FF0BF926E798F965" bold="true" box="[136,254,1683,1705]" pageId="2" pageNumber="44">FIGURE 1.</emphasis>
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IUCN Red List assessment:—
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was originally described based on a single collection of M.P. Edgeworth in 1844 from Janglig/Junglung, below Chanshal Pass, Shimla,
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. It remained as a little known species for almost 18 decades with no re-collections done. Based on our field surveys from 20182023 and literature surveys, 3 subpopulations are known to exist in the distribution range with each estimated to contain an average of less than 500 mature individuals comprising an overall population size of less than 1500 mature individuals. Many individuals of one population were found growing along roadside and are threatened by increased anthropogenic pressure causing habitat loss (tree felling and road widening activities).The EOO (Extent of Occurrence) and AOO (Area of Occupancy) is calculated using the online software GeoCAT, as 67.27 and 27 sq.km. respectively (AOO based on user defined cell width of 3 sqKm;
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). Thus, based on Criterion B following IUCN red list assessment guidelines (
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)
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<emphasis id="A4D41B51FF99FF91FE1CFF76E51CFF10" box="[415,634,194,220]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="45">Impatiens violoides</emphasis>
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is assessed as globally Endangered [B1+2ab(iii)].
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<emphasis id="A4D41B51FF99FF91FF0BFA52E667FA30" bold="true" box="[136,257,1511,1533]" pageId="3" pageNumber="45">FIGURE 2.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="A4D41B51FF99FF91FE89FA52E6AFFA30" box="[266,457,1511,1532]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="45">Impatiens violoides</emphasis>
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: A—Flower front view; B—Flower back view; C—Flower side view; D—Flower bud; E—Mature raceme inflorescence showing capsules; F—Lateral united petals (adaxial); G—Dorsal petal (abaxial); H—Lateral sepal (abaxial); I— Androecium covering gynoecium; J—Lower sepal; K—Glands at the base of petiole; L—Seed.
</paragraph>
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examined:—
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and
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5823 (DD!)
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12585 (FRLH!)
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, 12584 (CAL!)
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, 12586 (FRLH!)
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.
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Discussion:—
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<emphasis id="A4D41B51FF99FF91FEDFF8C5E55EF845" box="[348,568,1903,1929]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="45">Impatiens violoides</emphasis>
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is a rare Western Himalayan endemic species characterised by its large white spurless flowers. The spurless character of flower is uncommon in Western Himalayan balsam species. For comparison, spurless species from Himalayas are
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Benth. ex Hook.f. &amp; Thomson (1859:136)
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and
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<emphasis id="A4D41B51FF99FF91FAA4F80DE2CDF81D" box="[1319,1451,1975,2001]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="45">I. kharensis</emphasis>
S.Akiyama, H.Ohba &amp; Wakab. (1991:75)
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having small/medium plant size upto
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tall with white or yellow solitary flowers (
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Akiyama
<emphasis id="A4D41B51FF99FF91FEDBF7B5E6E9F7D5" box="[344,399,2047,2073]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="45">et al.</emphasis>
1991
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,
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). Also
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<emphasis id="A4D41B51FF99FF91FD4EF7B5E434F7D5" box="[717,850,2047,2073]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="45">I. williamsii</emphasis>
H.
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known from small area in western
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(
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Sherpa
<emphasis id="A4D41B51FF9EFF96FEADFF2AE603FF74" box="[302,357,158,184]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="46">et al.</emphasis>
2021
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) do not exceed
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, has short racemose inflorescence with 1 to 3 yellow or purple flowers. Recently described
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<emphasis id="A4D41B51FF9EFF96FEE7FF76E6A1FF10" box="[356,455,194,220]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="46">I. glauca</emphasis>
var.
<emphasis id="A4D41B51FF9EFF96FE7DFF77E510FF10" box="[510,630,194,220]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="46">ecalcarata</emphasis>
(
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Singh
<emphasis id="A4D41B51FF9EFF96FD4DFF76E460FF10" box="[718,774,194,220]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="46">et al.</emphasis>
2022
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)
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could be as big as
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<emphasis id="A4D41B51FF9EFF96FBA1FF76E3F8FF10" box="[1058,1182,194,220]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="46">I. violoides</emphasis>
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but has glaucous leaves with crenate or undulate margins and inflorescences with no more than eight flowers. The discussed species based on its most often racemose inflorescence and shape of capsule can be provisionally assigned to section
<taxonomicName id="51A0BCC0FF9EFF96FB78FEBEE66AFE84" authority="(Yu et al. 2016)" baseAuthorityName="Yu" baseAuthorityYear="2016" pageId="4" pageNumber="46" rank="section" section="Racemosae">
Racemosae (
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Yu
<emphasis id="A4D41B51FF9EFF96FF0BFE9AE7A6FE84" box="[136,192,302,328]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="46">et al.</emphasis>
2016
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)
</taxonomicName>
.
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="A4D41B51FF9EFF96FF0BFB7BE79BFB2F" bold="true" box="[136,253,1230,1252]" pageId="4" pageNumber="46">FIGURE 3.</emphasis>
Distribution of
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showing Extent of Occurrence (EOO) and Area of Occupancy (AOO). A—Kasha Pat (Daranghati Wildlife Sanctuary); B—Type locality (Between Pekha and Janglikh) and C (Larot, below Chanshal Pass). Made using Google Earth Pro and GeoCAT Kew. https://geocat.kew.org/editor.
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Narrow endemism (steno-endemism) seems to be common in genus
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<emphasis id="A4D41B51FF9EFF96FC34FAEEE343FAB8" box="[951,1061,1371,1396]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="46">Impatiens</emphasis>
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(
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) and the reason for endemism is habitat requirements of majority of species and rapid diversification of the genus in recent geological time (
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). Complete lack of observations or collections of
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<emphasis id="A4D41B51FF9EFF96FAB2FA16E2CDFA71" box="[1329,1451,1443,1469]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="46">I. violoides</emphasis>
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from other areas of Western Himalaya and
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, as well as presence of only single observation (eFloraofIndia) and one herbarium sheet of the species, apart from
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collection and our herbarium material (see Specimens examined) confirm the status of discussed species as rare and steno-endemic. The reason for restricted distribution of this species in a single valley can be attributed to two factors, first its geographical position (
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) as the species habitats are surrounded by high Himalayan mountain range (4000 metres and above) on the three sides thus making dispersal of genetic material difficult to the other side of high mountain ranges and secondly it may have evolved more recently, thus can also be considered as a neo-endemic species.
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