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platysepala

Taxon

Impatiens platysepala Y.L.Chen

Protologue Bull. Bot. Res., Harbin 8(2): 6. 1988IPNI
AcceptedGBIF
Predicted not threatened
Impatiens platysepala, Boufford, D 42916--China. Anhui Prov. Qiyun Shan. 7 Jun 2012. DSC01929 (55).JPG

Impatiens platysepala, Boufford, D 42916--China. Anhui Prov. Qiyun Shan. 7 Jun 2012. DSC01929 (55).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Impatiens platysepala, Boufford, D 42916--China. Anhui Prov. Qiyun Shan. 7 Jun 2012. DSC01929 (56).JPG

Impatiens platysepala, Boufford, D 42916--China. Anhui Prov. Qiyun Shan. 7 Jun 2012. DSC01929 (56).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Impatiens platysepala, Boufford, D 42916--China. Anhui Prov. Qiyun Shan. 7 Jun 2012. DSC01929 (50).JPG

Impatiens platysepala, Boufford, D 42916--China. Anhui Prov. Qiyun Shan. 7 Jun 2012. DSC01929 (50).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Impatiens platysepala, Boufford, D 42916--China. Anhui Prov. Qiyun Shan. 7 Jun 2012. DSC01929 (53).JPG

Impatiens platysepala, Boufford, D 42916--China. Anhui Prov. Qiyun Shan. 7 Jun 2012. DSC01929 (53).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Impatiens platysepala, Boufford, D 42916--China. Anhui Prov. Qiyun Shan. 7 Jun 2012. DSC01929 (54).JPG

Impatiens platysepala, Boufford, D 42916--China. Anhui Prov. Qiyun Shan. 7 Jun 2012. DSC01929 (54).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Impatiens platysepala, Boufford, D 42916--China. Anhui Prov. Qiyun Shan. 7 Jun 2012. DSC01929 (52).JPG

Impatiens platysepala, Boufford, D 42916--China. Anhui Prov. Qiyun Shan. 7 Jun 2012. DSC01929 (52).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Impatiens platysepala, Boufford, D 42916--China. Anhui Prov. Qiyun Shan. 7 Jun 2012. DSC01929 (60).JPG

Impatiens platysepala, Boufford, D 42916--China. Anhui Prov. Qiyun Shan. 7 Jun 2012. DSC01929 (60).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Impatiens platysepala, Boufford, D 42916--China. Anhui Prov. Qiyun Shan. 7 Jun 2012. DSC01929 (49).JPG

Impatiens platysepala, Boufford, D 42916--China. Anhui Prov. Qiyun Shan. 7 Jun 2012. DSC01929 (49).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Impatiens platysepala, Boufford, D 42916--China. Anhui Prov. Qiyun Shan. 7 Jun 2012. DSC01929 (51).JPG

Impatiens platysepala, Boufford, D 42916--China. Anhui Prov. Qiyun Shan. 7 Jun 2012. DSC01929 (51).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Impatiens platysepala, Boufford, D 42916--China. Anhui Prov. Qiyun Shan. 7 Jun 2012. DSC01929 (58).JPG

Impatiens platysepala, Boufford, D 42916--China. Anhui Prov. Qiyun Shan. 7 Jun 2012. DSC01929 (58).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Impatiens platysepala, Boufford, D 42916--China. Anhui Prov. Qiyun Shan. 7 Jun 2012. DSC01929 (59).JPG

Impatiens platysepala, Boufford, D 42916--China. Anhui Prov. Qiyun Shan. 7 Jun 2012. DSC01929 (59).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Impatiens platysepala, Boufford, D 42916--China. Anhui Prov. Qiyun Shan. 7 Jun 2012. DSC01929 (57).JPG

Impatiens platysepala, Boufford, D 42916--China. Anhui Prov. Qiyun Shan. 7 Jun 2012. DSC01929 (57).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Endemic to China Southeast (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.

Distribution

Distribution from Plants of the World Online (POWO). View the accepted name on POWO

Occurrences

Boufford D.E., et al. 42916

June 7, 2012

Location

China, Anhui, HuangShan (Xiuning, Xiuning County)

29.808722, 118.031306

Location Remarks

Qiyun Shan National Geological Park. QiyunShan Ecological and Cultural Tourism Zone. QiyunShan Village. The trail leads to this small village through a huge rock outcrop. 467 m elev.

Collectors

David E. Boufford, Christopher Davidson, Fu Cheng Xin, Qiuyun (Jenny) Xiang, Sharon R. Christoph

Notes

Herbaceous; stems erect to decumbent, 2-3 dm; in crevices of a rock face.

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Ericales

Family

Balsaminaceae

Genus

Impatiens

Specific Epithet

platysepala

Authorship

Y.L.Chen

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIFWFOPOWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 7.7

Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.

Threat status

Predicted not threatened

Modelled estimate

EDGE score

1.1

Global rank

#35,927 of 335,497

Top 11%

Extinction probability

16%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →