Impatiens nagorum:
A team of botanists recently discovered and described a new species of flowering plant named Impatiens nagorum from Northeast India.
- It is a new species of flowering plant.
- It was discovered in Fakim Wildlife Sanctuary in Nagaland.
- The species name “nagorum” honours the Naga tribes of Nagaland.
- Impatiens — commonly known as balsams or “touch-me-nots” — are flowering plants famous for their brightly coloured blooms and seed pods that burst open when touched.
- The Eastern Himalayas and Northeast India are among the world’s richest regions for this group of plants.
- Found in moist temperate broadleaf forests, the newly described species is currently known only from its type locality.
- The plant bears distinctive purple flowers.
- It differs from closely related species in having serrated leaves, slightly hairy lateral sepals, and a deeper lower sepal that gradually tapers into a hooked spur.
