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Impatiens gardneriana Wight, Icon. Pl. Ind. Orient. 3: t. 1050 1846. (Syn: Impatiens setosa Hook.f. & Thomson);
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Annual, 30-40 cm high; stems creeping at base and rooting, ascending branched or not. Leaves opposite and whorled, ovate-oblong or elliptic-lanceolate, cuneate at base, serrate at margin, acuminate at apex, 3-12 x 1-4 cm, ciliate at margin towards base, sparsely pubescent; petioles 1.2-3.5 cm long, pubescent. Peduncles filiform, 2-3.5 cm long, glabrous. Flowers axillary, solitary or in fascicles, ca 2.5 cm across, pink. Lateral sepals ovate or ovate-lanceolate, acuminate, ciliate. Lip cymbiform; spur curved upwards, ca 1.8 cm long, slender. Standard suborbicular-obovate, apiculate, dorsally keeled. Wings 2-lobed; lobes obovate, distal lobe larger. Capsules terete, ca 1.5 cm long; seeds hairy. Flowering and fruiting: July-November
Along margins of evergreen forests
Southern Western Ghats (Endemic)
(Attributions- Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
    ANSEPT40 Impatiens sp. for ID : 8 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (4).
Charmady Ghat I feel it is Impatiens gardneriana Wight. Yes, it is Impatiens gardneriana! Yes I agree with the identification by …     It is my pleasure to share a few images of Impatiens gardneriana (Balsaminaceae) endemic to the Western Ghats of Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu.
IUCN Threat Status: Endangered-EN ( B1 ab iii )
Habit: terrestial-epiphytic herb
Habitat: Evergreen forest fringe
Sighting: Gutti-Devaramane, Chikmagalur, Karnataka, about 1400 msl
Date: 12-08-2015
ID help: Dr.V.Bhaskar I wonder where all these plants were hiding so far!     
Impatiens ¿ dasysperma / talbotii ? FOR ID :: Charmadi Ghat :: 12 NOV 2016 :: DVDEC06 : 5 posts by 2 authors. 5 images.
Charmadi Ghat Karnataka
Date: 12 NOV 2016 … Altitude: explored between: 873 – 976 m (2863 – 3201 ft) asl
Impatiens ¿ dasysperma / talbotii ? … (family: Balsaminaceae)
Dear friends, efi page on Impatiens dasysperma with images this is I. gardneriana
121-TSP-ID-11DEC2016-2:Impatiens sp @ Kottigehara for ID : 7 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (4)
Kindly examine and identify this Impatiens sp (Balsaminaceae) Habit:Herb Habitat:Wild,evergreen forest fringe Sighting:Kottigehara,Chikmagalur,Karnataka about 1000 msl Date:28-11-2015 Thanks, … Pl. Also Check with comparative images in EFI site. I have seen similar Impatiens (most probably could be I. dasysperma) along Charmadi Ghat, Kemmangundi Road … I have posted my query for validation. Impatiens gardneriana. .
Impatiens dasysperma Wight?? Flower is very close to Impatiens dasysperma, dear …, but leaves are not matching I think more close to images at Impatiens gardneriana Yes, it is more close to Impatiens gardneriana, dear …, thank you very much for ID my plant,
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