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Impatiens Johnii
''Impatiens johnii'' is a species of balsam with a restricted distribution in the Munnar Munnar () is a town located in the Idukki district of the southwestern States and union territories of India, Indian state of Kerala. Munnar is situated at around above mean sea level, in the Western Ghats mountain range. This ancient plantat ... region of southern India. The species was first described by Edward Barnes in 1939 and it was not recorded in the wild again until 1999. The species has a restricted geographic distribution and is therefore considered endangered. It is known from the Pettimudy area and flowers from September to December. References {{Taxonbar, from=Q17252631 johnii Threatened flora of Asia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Barnes (1892–1941)
Edward Barnes (1892 – 31 May 1941) was a professor of chemistry at the Madras Christian College and also an amateur botanist. He described several new species of ''Sonerila'', ''Impatiens'' and ''Arisaema'' from the hills of Tamil Nadu. Barnes studied chemistry at London and was the founding head of the department of chemistry at the Madras Christian College around 1930. Barnes married Alice Mary daughter of Harry Varley on 8 April 1930. They set up home on the college campus in Barnes Villa, built in 1932. In their spare time, the couple collected botanical specimens, some of which were submitted to the Kew Botanical Gardens and some species like '' Impatiens laticornis'' were described by other botanists like C.E.C. Fischer. Barnes and his wife Alice introduced several plants into the campus of the Madras Christian College and established a nursery there with the help of F. H. Gravely. Alice was a principal at the Bentinck School for girls between 1933 and 1942. She received a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Munnar
Munnar () is a town located in the Idukki district of the southwestern States and union territories of India, Indian state of Kerala. Munnar is situated at around above mean sea level, in the Western Ghats mountain range. This ancient plantation settlement, dominated by its tea industry, is also a growing modern hill station. Etymology The name Munnar is a combination of the words "Munnu" and "Aaru" in the local languages of Malayalam/Tamil language, Tamil meaning "three rivers", referring to its location at the confluence of the Muthirapuzha River, Muthirapuzha, Nallathanni and Kundali River, Kerala, Kundali rivers. History The region has been inhabited by hunter-gatherer tribals like the Malayarayan and Muthuvan for thousands of years. In the early days, only Tamils and few Malayalis lived there. They were brought as workers in the tea plantations. Tradition states that Colonel Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, later the Duke of Wellington, was th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Impatiens
''Impatiens'' is a genus of more than 1,000 species of flowering plants, widely distributed throughout the Northern Hemisphere and the tropics. Together with the genus ''Hydrocera'' (one species), ''Impatiens'' make up the family (biology), family Balsaminaceae. Common names in North America include impatiens, jewelweed, touch-me-not, snapweed and patience. As a rule-of-thumb, "jewelweed" is used exclusively for Nearctic species, and balsam is usually applied to tropical species. In the British Isles by far the most common names are impatiens and busy lizzie, especially for the many varieties, hybrids and cultivars involving ''Impatiens walleriana''. "Busy lizzie" is also found in the American literature. ''Impatiens glandulifera'' is commonly called policeman's helmet in the UK, where it is an introduced species. Description Most ''Impatiens'' species are herbaceous annual plant, annuals or perennial plant, perennials with succulent plant, succulent stems. Only a few woody ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
