taxonID	type	description	language	source
038F1C685112AC31FA97F802D656D2A3.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis: — The new species is morphologically similar to Impatiens shangjiangensis Y. Y. Cong & J. Z. Gu in Gu et al. (2021: 197), but can be easily distinguished by having shorter petiole without clavate glands (vs. a pair of clavate glands), ovate-lanceolate or lanceolate (vs. oblong or ovate-oblong) lamina, 2.2 – 5 cm (vs. 6 – 13 cm) long peduncle with sparsely puberulent (vs. glabrous) base, ovate (vs. linear or narrowly lanceolate) bract, shortly saccate lower sepal with a longer spur (18.3 – 24.3 mm vs. 6 – 11 mm), suborbicular (vs. reniform) dorsal petal and ovate (vs. suborbicular) basal lobes with an acuminate (vs. obtuse) apex. A more detailed morphological comparison of the two species is provided in Table 2.	en	Hu, Tian, Peng, Shuai, Zhou, Xin-Xin, Zheng, Yi-Ming, Cong, Yi-Yan, Hu, Guang-Wan (2022): Two new species of Impatiens (Balsaminaceae) from Gaoligong Mountains, Yunnan, China. Phytotaxa 566 (3): 268-278, DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.566.3.2, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.566.3.2
038F1C685112AC31FA97F802D656D2A3.taxon	materials_examined	Type: — CHINA. Yunnan, Baoshan City, Longyang District, Mangkuan Township, moist places under the forests, 25 ° 17 ’ 42.98 ” N, 98 ° 46 ’ 29.33 ” E, elev. 2391 m, 25 October 2021, Shuai Peng PS- 00435 (holotype: HNNU!, isotypes: HNNU!, HIB!).	en	Hu, Tian, Peng, Shuai, Zhou, Xin-Xin, Zheng, Yi-Ming, Cong, Yi-Yan, Hu, Guang-Wan (2022): Two new species of Impatiens (Balsaminaceae) from Gaoligong Mountains, Yunnan, China. Phytotaxa 566 (3): 268-278, DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.566.3.2, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.566.3.2
038F1C685112AC31FA97F802D656D2A3.taxon	description	Annual herb, 40 – 100 cm tall. Stem erect, much branched. Leaves alternate, often aggregated on upper part of stem. Petioles 0.9 – 1.6 cm long at middle and lower stem, subsessile on upper stem. Lamina 7.3 – 14.8 × 2.1 – 4.5 cm, ovatelanceolate or oblong-lanceolate, membranous, adaxially green and sparsely puberulent, abaxially gray-green and glabrous, apex long acuminate, base cuneate, margin crenate-serrate, setose between marginal teeth, lateral veins 8 – 12 pairs. Inflorescences racemose, terminal or axillary, 4 – 13 - flowered; peduncle 2.2 – 5 cm long, slender, sparsely puberulent at base; pedicels 1.1 – 2.8 cm long, slender, with a bract at base; bract 2.8 – 3.5 × 2 – 2.8 mm, ovate, persistent. Flowers pale purple, 3 – 3.2 cm long. Lateral sepals 2, 4 – 5 × 2.3 – 3 mm, obliquely ovate, apex acuminate. Lower sepal shortly saccate, 9 – 11 mm deep excluding spur, 8.5 – 11.3 mm wide, tip of mouth with a small rostellum, base gradually narrowed into a spur, spur 18.3 – 24.3 mm long, the distal part of spur strongly recurved and S-shaped; dorsal petal suborbicular, base broadly cuneate, abaxial midvein slightly thickened, 8.3 – 10.5 × 8 – 10.5 mm; lateral united petals shortly clawed, 2 - lobed, basal lobes ovate, 6.5 – 9.3 × 4 – 6 mm, apex acuminate, distal lobes narrowly dolabriform, 12 – 18.8 × 6.5 – 8 mm, auricle inflexed. Stamens 5, 7.3 – 8.3 mm long, filaments linear, free for ca. 1 / 2 their length; anthers ovoid, joined into a ring surrounding ovary apex, apex obtuse. Ovary superior, 5 - carpellate, erect with axile placentation, fusiform, ca 5 mm long. Capsule linear, 2 – 2.5 cm long, apex acuminate, 5 - valved, fleshy. Seeds brown, oblong, ca. 3 mm long.	en	Hu, Tian, Peng, Shuai, Zhou, Xin-Xin, Zheng, Yi-Ming, Cong, Yi-Yan, Hu, Guang-Wan (2022): Two new species of Impatiens (Balsaminaceae) from Gaoligong Mountains, Yunnan, China. Phytotaxa 566 (3): 268-278, DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.566.3.2, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.566.3.2
038F1C685112AC31FA97F802D656D2A3.taxon	distribution	Distribution and ecology: — Impatiens longyangensis is only found in the central Gaoligong Mountains. It grows in moist places under the forests on the roadside at elevations of 2391 – 2420 m. The main associated species included Acer Linnaeus (1753: 1054) sp., Phoebe Nees (1836: 98) sp., Vitis Linnaeus (1753: 202) sp., Rubus Linnaeus (1753: 492) sp.	en	Hu, Tian, Peng, Shuai, Zhou, Xin-Xin, Zheng, Yi-Ming, Cong, Yi-Yan, Hu, Guang-Wan (2022): Two new species of Impatiens (Balsaminaceae) from Gaoligong Mountains, Yunnan, China. Phytotaxa 566 (3): 268-278, DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.566.3.2, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.566.3.2
038F1C685112AC31FA97F802D656D2A3.taxon	etymology	Etymology: — The specific epithet “ longyangensis ” refers to the type locality, Longyang District, Baoshan City, Yunnan Province. The Chinese name is “ ẕșū 仙ĸ ”.	en	Hu, Tian, Peng, Shuai, Zhou, Xin-Xin, Zheng, Yi-Ming, Cong, Yi-Yan, Hu, Guang-Wan (2022): Two new species of Impatiens (Balsaminaceae) from Gaoligong Mountains, Yunnan, China. Phytotaxa 566 (3): 268-278, DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.566.3.2, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.566.3.2
038F1C685112AC31FA97F802D656D2A3.taxon	biology_ecology	Phenology: — Flowering and fruiting of this new species is from early September to mid-November.	en	Hu, Tian, Peng, Shuai, Zhou, Xin-Xin, Zheng, Yi-Ming, Cong, Yi-Yan, Hu, Guang-Wan (2022): Two new species of Impatiens (Balsaminaceae) from Gaoligong Mountains, Yunnan, China. Phytotaxa 566 (3): 268-278, DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.566.3.2, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.566.3.2
038F1C685112AC31FA97F802D656D2A3.taxon	discussion	Micromorphological observations: — Seeds: oblong, 2.88 (2.67 – 3.09) × 1.59 (1.57 – 1.60) mm, L (long) / W (wide) = 1.81, surface of seed coat with conspicuously elevated cells and irregular granules, elevated epidermal cells unevenly with granular appendages and holes on the surface (Figure 3: A – C).	en	Hu, Tian, Peng, Shuai, Zhou, Xin-Xin, Zheng, Yi-Ming, Cong, Yi-Yan, Hu, Guang-Wan (2022): Two new species of Impatiens (Balsaminaceae) from Gaoligong Mountains, Yunnan, China. Phytotaxa 566 (3): 268-278, DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.566.3.2, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.566.3.2
038F1C685112AC31FA97F802D656D2A3.taxon	conservation	Conservation status: — Two populations composed of ca. 400 individuals have been found in the Gaoligong Mountains National Nature Reserve, where little interference from human activities occurs. But more detailed data from further population investigations are needed. Thus, we recommend that the taxon should be considered of Data Deficient (DD), according to the guidelines made by IUCN Standards and Petitions Subcommittee (2022).	en	Hu, Tian, Peng, Shuai, Zhou, Xin-Xin, Zheng, Yi-Ming, Cong, Yi-Yan, Hu, Guang-Wan (2022): Two new species of Impatiens (Balsaminaceae) from Gaoligong Mountains, Yunnan, China. Phytotaxa 566 (3): 268-278, DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.566.3.2, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.566.3.2
038F1C685111AC31FA97FE5BD0DAD403.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis: — The new species is morphologically similar to I. sterilis, but can be easily distinguished by oblong or oblong-ovate (vs. oblong to ovate) lamina that is sparsely pubescent (vs. glabrous) on both surfaces, petiole with 1 – 3 pairs of clavate glands (vs. with 1 pair of sessile globose glands), ± puberulent (vs. glabrous) peduncle, persistent (vs. caducous) bract, and lower sepal narrowing into a straight (vs. incurved) spur. A more detailed morphological comparison of the two species is provided in Table 3.	en	Hu, Tian, Peng, Shuai, Zhou, Xin-Xin, Zheng, Yi-Ming, Cong, Yi-Yan, Hu, Guang-Wan (2022): Two new species of Impatiens (Balsaminaceae) from Gaoligong Mountains, Yunnan, China. Phytotaxa 566 (3): 268-278, DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.566.3.2, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.566.3.2
038F1C685111AC31FA97FE5BD0DAD403.taxon	materials_examined	Type: — CHINA. Yunnan, Lushui City, Luzhang Town, Yaojiaping, moist places on the roadside, 25 ° 58 ’ 48.96 ” N, 98 ° 42 ’ 34.87 ” E, elev. 2464 m, 14 July 2021, Shuai Peng PS- 00447 (holotype: HNNU!, isotype: HIB!).	en	Hu, Tian, Peng, Shuai, Zhou, Xin-Xin, Zheng, Yi-Ming, Cong, Yi-Yan, Hu, Guang-Wan (2022): Two new species of Impatiens (Balsaminaceae) from Gaoligong Mountains, Yunnan, China. Phytotaxa 566 (3): 268-278, DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.566.3.2, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.566.3.2
038F1C685111AC31FA97FE5BD0DAD403.taxon	description	Annual herb, 60 – 100 cm tall. Stem erect, robust, base 1.2 cm in diam, much branched. Leaves alternate, often aggregated or subverticillate on upper part of stem. Petioles 2 – 5 cm long at middle and lower stem, shortly petiolate or subsessile on upper stem, with 1 – 3 pairs of clavate glands. Lamina 7 – 15 × 2.5 – 5.8 cm, membranaceous, oblong or oblong-ovate, sparsely pubescent on both surfaces, apex long acuminate, base cuneate, margin crenate-serrate, setose between marginal teeth, lateral veins 7 – 10 pairs. Inflorescences racemose or corymbose, 4 – 11 - flowered, terminal or axillary (at the later stage of the florescence, some reduced sterile inflorescences with slender and filiform peduncle produced on inner side of the fertile inflorescences); peduncle 1.2 – 3.8 cm long, slender, ± puberulent; pedicels 1.1 – 2.2 cm long, slender, with a bract at base; bract 4 – 5 × 2 – 3 mm, ovate, persistent. Flowers yellow or pale purple, 2.5 – 3.5 cm long; lateral sepals 4, the outer 2 obliquely ovate, 7.3 – 8.8 × 4 – 5 mm, apex mucronate, the inner 2 extremely small, linear, ca. 1.5 mm long. Lower sepal saccate, 1 – 1.3 cm deep excluding spur, 1 – 1.6 cm wide, tip of mouth with a small rostellum, base abruptly narrowed into a straight spur, spur 1.2 – 1.7 cm long; dorsal petal suborbicular, base suborbicular, abaxial midvein slightly thickened, 7.5 – 11 × 6.5 – 8.5 mm; lateral united petals shortly clawed, 2 - lobed, basal lobes ovate, 10.8 – 14 × 5.3 – 8 mm, apex acuminate, distal lobes lanceolate, 9 – 14 × 4 – 6.8 mm, auricle inflexed. Stamens 5, 6 – 6.8 mm, filaments linear, free for ca. 1 / 2 their length; anthers ovoid, joined into a ring surrounding ovary apex, apex obtuse; ovary superior, 5 - carpellate, erect with axile placentation, fusiform, 4 – 5.3 mm long. Capsule linear, 2.5 – 4 cm long, apex acuminate, 5 - valved, fleshy. Seeds brown, oblong, ca. 3 mm.	en	Hu, Tian, Peng, Shuai, Zhou, Xin-Xin, Zheng, Yi-Ming, Cong, Yi-Yan, Hu, Guang-Wan (2022): Two new species of Impatiens (Balsaminaceae) from Gaoligong Mountains, Yunnan, China. Phytotaxa 566 (3): 268-278, DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.566.3.2, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.566.3.2
038F1C685111AC31FA97FE5BD0DAD403.taxon	distribution	Distribution and ecology: — Impatiens yaojiapingensis was only found in the central Gaoligong Mountains. It grows in moist places on the roadside at elevations of 2464 – 3012 m. The main associated species included Rubus Linnaeus (1753: 492) sp., Rhododendron Linnaeus (1753: 392) sp., Pteris Linnaeus (1753: 1073) sp., Elatostema Forst & Forst (1776: 105) sp.	en	Hu, Tian, Peng, Shuai, Zhou, Xin-Xin, Zheng, Yi-Ming, Cong, Yi-Yan, Hu, Guang-Wan (2022): Two new species of Impatiens (Balsaminaceae) from Gaoligong Mountains, Yunnan, China. Phytotaxa 566 (3): 268-278, DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.566.3.2, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.566.3.2
038F1C685111AC31FA97FE5BD0DAD403.taxon	etymology	Etymology: — The specific epithet “ yaojiapingensis ” refers to the type locality, Yaojiaping, Lushui City, Yunnan Province. The Chinese name is “ 姚 ṽ 坪ū仙ĸ ”.	en	Hu, Tian, Peng, Shuai, Zhou, Xin-Xin, Zheng, Yi-Ming, Cong, Yi-Yan, Hu, Guang-Wan (2022): Two new species of Impatiens (Balsaminaceae) from Gaoligong Mountains, Yunnan, China. Phytotaxa 566 (3): 268-278, DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.566.3.2, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.566.3.2
038F1C685111AC31FA97FE5BD0DAD403.taxon	biology_ecology	Phenology: — Flowering and fruiting of this new species is from early July to late October.	en	Hu, Tian, Peng, Shuai, Zhou, Xin-Xin, Zheng, Yi-Ming, Cong, Yi-Yan, Hu, Guang-Wan (2022): Two new species of Impatiens (Balsaminaceae) from Gaoligong Mountains, Yunnan, China. Phytotaxa 566 (3): 268-278, DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.566.3.2, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.566.3.2
038F1C685111AC31FA97FE5BD0DAD403.taxon	discussion	Micromorphological observations: — Seeds: oblong, 3.72 (3.61 – 3.83) × 1.98 (1.96 – 1.99) mm, L (long) / W (wide) = 1.88, surface with highly elevated epidermal cells and irregular granules, elevated cells appear finger like with granular appendages and holes on the surface and part of epidermal cells with short filiform derivants (Figure 3: D – F). Pollen grains: oblong in polar view, 29.85 (27.44 – 31.27) × 13.71 (12.30 – 14.84) μm, 4 - colpate, exine with reticulate ornamentation, densely granulate in lumen (Figure 3: G – I).	en	Hu, Tian, Peng, Shuai, Zhou, Xin-Xin, Zheng, Yi-Ming, Cong, Yi-Yan, Hu, Guang-Wan (2022): Two new species of Impatiens (Balsaminaceae) from Gaoligong Mountains, Yunnan, China. Phytotaxa 566 (3): 268-278, DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.566.3.2, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.566.3.2
038F1C685111AC31FA97FE5BD0DAD403.taxon	conservation	Conservation status: — More than four populations have been found from elev. 2464 m to 3012 m, with a large number of individuals, so we recommend that the taxon be considered of Least Concern (LC), according to the guidelines made by IUCN Standards and Petitions Subcommittee (2022).	en	Hu, Tian, Peng, Shuai, Zhou, Xin-Xin, Zheng, Yi-Ming, Cong, Yi-Yan, Hu, Guang-Wan (2022): Two new species of Impatiens (Balsaminaceae) from Gaoligong Mountains, Yunnan, China. Phytotaxa 566 (3): 268-278, DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.566.3.2, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.566.3.2
