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Impatiens serusiauxii is a species of flowering plant in the family Balsaminaceae. Native to Madagascar, it was formally described as a new species in 2020 by Eberhard Fischer, Elisette Rahelivololona, and Dorothee Killmann. The specific epithet honours the Belgian lichenologist Emmanuël Sérusiaux, who accompanied Fischer on a collecting trip where the type was collected. The plant is known only from Mt. Marojejy (in Marojejy National Park), where it grows in sclerophyllous cloud forest and ericaceous shrub at elevations of 1,200 to 1,500 m (3,900 to 4,900 ft). It was previously mistaken for Impatiens manaharensis, which differs slightly in morphology such as leaf shape, and flower colour and structure.
Impatiens serusiauxii is endemic to Madagascar, where it is found exclusively in Mount Marojejy. The species inhabits upper montane cloud forests characterised by sclerophyllous (hard-leaved) vegetation and ericaceous shrubland. It occurs at elevations between 1,200 and 1,500 meters above sea level, with some specimens recorded as low as 1,100 meters.
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Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
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