Impatiens viscosa Bedd., Madras J. Lit. Sci. ser. 2, 10:68, t. 7, fig. 7. 1859;
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Erect annuals, 30-40 cm high. Leaves opposite, to 7 x 4 cm, acute at either ends, crenate, glabrous; petioles 0.8-2 cm long, eglandular. Peduncles 8-10 cm long, axillary. Flowers restricted to the terminal portion; pedicels 2 cm long, slender; lip 7 x 4 mm, ovate, acuminate; spur 15 mm long, ensiform, acute; sepals ovate, acute; standard 4 x 4 mm, rounded at apex; wings 15 x 8 mm, 2-lobed; lower lobe very small; dorsal auricle filiform, 10 mm long, produced into the spur. Capsule 10 x 4mm, glabrous; seeds many, 1 x 0.5 mm, densely hairy, dark-brown. Flowering and fruiting: August-December
Margins of shola forests and grasslands
Southern Western Ghats (Endemic)
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Impatiens-ID : Attachments (1). 6 posts by 4 authors.
Impaectie species from Idukki district of Kerala. pls see this and let me know anybody Impatiens goughii Impatiens viscosa Bedd. It doesn’t look like I. viscosa. But I go with it is I. viscosa, it differ from I. goughii mainly by the lobing of wing petals. Yes … is right, It is Impatiens viscosa
see the image from RBG Kew
http://apps.kew.org/herbcat/getImage.do?imageBarcode=K000683313 . Imaptiens sp. for ID AKDEC05 : 4 posts by 2 authors. No images seen now. Fwd: Impatience sp? : 3 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (1)- 3 MB.
kindly help me id this flower
1 close to a waterfall near Vagamon, Kerala
2 Wild flower
3. Herb
4. approx 7″
5. leaves acuminate
6. Flowers pink
7. Prominent lower petal
Growing in wet walls
Pl. check /species/a—l/b/balsaminaceae/impatiens Appears close to images at Impatiens viscosa Bedd. .
Camera: CANON EOS1500D +FL10x
Impatiens viscosa Bedd. Yes, it is Impatiens viscosa, thank you very much for ID my plant, I also agree as per images at Impatiens viscosa Bedd. |