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Table 1 Comparison of Impatiens wuyiensis, I. platysepala and I. chloroxantha

From: Impatiens wuyiensis (Balsaminaceae), a new species from Fujian of Southeast China, based on morphological and molecular evidences

Characters

Impatiens wuyiensis

Impatiens platysepala

Impatiens chloroxantha

Leaves

 Abaxial color

Pale green and pale red

Pale green, rarely pale red

Pale green

 Lateral veins

6–8 pairs

8–11 pairs

7–9 pairs

Bracts

 Texture

Herbaceous

Thinly membranous

Thinly membranous

 Shape

Linear or narrowly ovate-lanceolate

Ovate-lanceolate

Ovate or narrowly ovate

 Size

3–4 × ca. 0.5 mm

10–12 × 4–6 mm

8–11 × 4–5 mm

Flower

 Color

Golden yellow

Pink

Yellow-green

 Lateral sepals

Densely purple-red spotted

Not spotted

Not spotted

 Upper petals

Middle with abaxial midvein clavate or corned

Middle with abaxial midvein cristate

Middle with abaxial midvein cristate