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A new species of Impatiens, I. kunyitensis from Kerinci Seblat National Park,West Sumatra, Indonesia is described and illustrated. It has a unique combination of characters, including red and green stems and white flowers in which the lower sepal is bucciniform and abruptly constricted into a curved, short, violet spur. This combination of characters makes determining the relationships of I. kunyitensis difficult.
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I would like to thank Prof. Dr Peter C. van Welzen of the National Herbarium of the Netherlands, Leiden University Branch, for reviewing this manuscript. I would also like to acknowledge Mr Wiguna Rahman of Cibodas Botanical Garden, Indonesian Institute of Sciences for his permission to examine his Impatiens collections.
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Utami, N. Impatiens kunyitensis (Balsaminaceae), a new species from Sumatra, Indonesia. Kew Bull 66, 187–190 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12225-011-9273-0
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