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Impatiens jinpingensis, a new species of Balsaminaceae from Yunnan, China, is described and illustrated. It is compared to the three similar species (Impatiens kamtilongensis, Impatiens wuchengyihii and Impatiens lancisepala) from Yunnan, China.
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This research was funded by the National Geographic Society (grant no.8288-07) and National Natural Science Foundation of China (grant no. 30870165). The authors thank two anonymous reviewers for their valuable comments. The authors are also indebted to Ms. Rong-Mei Zhang and Mr. Hou-Tao Zhao for their collecting in the field. Prof. Xi-Lin Wu and Mr. Kai Wen are thanked for their excellent drawings.
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Li, GF., Shui, YM., Chen, WH. et al. A new species of Impatiens (Balsaminaceae) from Yunnan, China. Brittonia 63, 452–456 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12228-011-9182-4
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