Impatiens selvasinghii:
Researchers recently found a new plant species named Impatiens selvasinghii in the Kudremukh range of the Western Ghats.
- Impatiens selvasinghii is a new species of flowering plant.
- It was discovered in the Kudremukh range of the Western Ghats in Karnataka.
- It is one of the smallest flowered balsams from the Western Ghats.
- It has an exceptionally small flower size and prominently-lobed wing petals, which makes it unique.
- In India, the genus Impatiens is represented by more than 280 taxa, chiefly distributed in the Eastern Himalayas and Western Ghats.
- Over 210 taxa are endemic to India, of which 130 are endemic to the Western Ghats, and 80% of taxa in the Western Ghats are categorized as endangered.
