Impatiens johnii is a species of balsam with a restricted distribution in the Munnar 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.[2] 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.[3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Balsaminaceae |
| Genus: | Impatiens |
| Species: | I. johnii
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References
edit- ^ Barnes, E. (1939). "The species of geranials occurring on the Travancore high range including the description of the new balsam". J. Indian Bot. Soc. 18: 95–105.
- ^ Biju, S. D.; Kumar, V. M. (1999). "Rediscovery of Impatiens johnii E. Barnes (Balsaminaceae), a balsam endemic to Eravikulam National Park, Kerala, India". Indian J. Forestry. 22 (2): 174–176.
- ^ Prasad, G.; Rajan, P.; Antony, V.T.; Shaji, P.K. (2018). "Distribution Pattern and Population Characteristics of Impatiens johnii E. Barnes, A Stenotopic Endemic and Endangered Balsam in The Mountain Landscape of Munnar, Kerala, India". Current Science. 115 (10): 1960–1962.