Impatiens cordata – eFlora of India

March 30, 2013
Impatiens

Impatiens cordata Wight, Madras J. Lit. Sci. ser. 1, 5:10. 1837 ;

Annual herbs, stem prostrate and rooting at nodes. Leaves ovate-cordate, acuminate, sparsely hairy along nerves, to 5 cm across; petiole to 3 cm long. Flowers in axillary umbellate, 3-5 flowered racemes, peduncle 5-7 cm long. Flowers 2.5 cm long, pink with purple shade at the centre. Sepals ovate-acuminate. Standard emarginate, lateral lobes of wing incurved, terminal lobes orbicular. Lip boat-shaped, spur slender, incurved. (Ref. India Biodiversity Portal )

Image by Santhosh Kumar

/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Picture%20169.jpg

[efloraofindia:148398] Balsaminaceae, Geraniaceae and Oxalidaceae Week: ESSK 15: BALSAMINACEAE: Impatiens from Kerala : 1 image. 1 post by 1 author.

Impatiens cordata from kerala

Impatiens sp for ID- Munnar-PKA31 : 4 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (3)

This is another set of Impatien sp. from Shola Forest near Munnar.

Family: Balsaminaceae

Requesting ID for this..

Thanks, … Comparative images available at

/species/a—l/b/balsaminaceae/impatiens

Impatiens cordata

/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/IMG_2953.JPG

/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/IMG_2959.JPG

/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/IMG_2953.JPG

/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/IMG_2957.JPG

Impatiens sp for ID at Munnar-PKA30 : 6 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (6)

This Impatiens sp. was seen in Shola forest near Munnar.
Requesting ID..

Thanks … Comparative images available at

https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/species/a–-l/b/balsaminaceae/impatiens

Impatiens cordata.

Please check Impatiens elegans

Thanks, … Identified as Impatiens cordata by …

References:

GRIN India Biodiversity Portal Isotype of Impatiens cordata H.Lev family – JSTOR Plant Science Encyclopedia of Life paulshirleysucculents

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

1. For any mistake in identification or for becoming efloraofindia e-group member (for contributing towards building of efloraofindia or otherwise), pl. mail to indiantreepix@googlegroups.com or itpmods@googlegroups.com

2. For better viewing of species’ pages, colour scheme & formatting is being followed as: Description of the species, Details of other flora species on the same page, Uses/ harms, Distribution, Abundance/ Location/ Flowering time & date, Habit & habitat, Etymology & pronunciation, Other interesting information, stories etc., Others, Botanical names, Common names, Main point of discussion below, Discussion about Botanical names.