Impatiens nimspurjae is a species of flowering plant in the family Balsaminaceae. The species is an annual herb. It is native to western Nepal.
Impatiens nimspurjae was described in 2022, and named after the mountaineer Nirmal Purja. It is threatened by human activity.
Distribution Impatiens nimspurjae is native to the subtropical biome of Nepal. The species is endemic to western Nepal. It grows on moist, humus rich slopes, in temperate forests and forest edges, at elevations of .
Taxonomy Impatiens nimspurjae was named in 2022. The type specimens were collected in 2011, in Nepal's Myagdi District, at elevations of .
Impatiens nimspurjae is closely related to Impatiens harae, Impatiens radiata, and Impatiens wallichii.
Description Impatiens nimspurjae is an annual herb. It grows in height.
The leaves are hairless, and oblong in shape. They measure long, and wide. The leaves lack stalks. The stems are smooth.
The inflorescences grow on long stalks, and have two or three flowers. The flowers are white, with some petals having yellowish or purple parts. The flowers are long. Flowering occurs from July to October.
The fruits are long. Fruiting occurs fron July to October. The seeds are brownish and ovoid.
Etymology Impatiens nimspurjae is named after the Nepalese mountaineer Nirmal Purja (nicknamed "Nimsdai"), recognising his work on climate change.
Conservation Impatiens nimspurjae is threatened by habitat disturbance from human activity. The researchers who described the species classified it as Data Deficient.
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