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Impatiens tangachee Bedd., Madras J. Lit. Sci. ser. 2, 20:66. 1859 ;
Shrubs. Leaves to 11 x 2.5 cm, elliptic, acute, base cuneate, glabrous, serrate with prolonged bristles, green above and pale beneath, subsessile. Racemes axillary; peduncle to 12 cm; bracts 5 mm, ovate; flowers pink, irregular; sepals 3, lip 1 cm, saccate, spurred, to 2.5 cm, lateral 4 mm, oblong, acute; petals obovate, orbicular, 1 and 2 cm long; filaments 1 mm, free; ovary ovoid, 4 mm, stigma sessile. Flowering and fruiting: December-February
Notes: Western Ghats, Evergreen Forests, River Beds
(Ref. India Biodiversity Portal)
[efloraofindia:148398] Balsaminaceae, Geraniaceae and Oxalidaceae Week: ESSK 08: BALSAMINACEAE: Impatiens from Kerala: 1image. 4 posts by 4 authors.
Impatiens tangachee Beddome from Kerala
Beautiful! Thanks … for sharing such interesting and rare species.
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