Impatiens meeboldii

VOF Week: White Impatiens sp. at VoF..:  Seen the White flowers of Impatiens at VoF.

Me too eager for the ID. My upload at
… is already waiting for this Impatiens at FOI since for 6 years …

This is Impatiens devendrae Pusalkar

Not Impatiens devendrae … If you look at I. devendrae flowers, the lower sepal (the one ending in a spur) is broad, cylindric, somewhat inflated.
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On the other hand, in the flowers here, the lower sepal is almost conical.

“Several months ago I found information that white-flowered form of I. thomsonii was found in western Himalaya. I can’t found source now, but I finally compared pictures of typical I. thomsonii and our mystery white flowered Impatiens.

What do you think?”

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I think this one is Impatiens meeboldii
http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=5&taxon_id=250071529
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Flora of Uttarakhand- Impatiens glandulifera 4 ?: Wild Herb captured on 13/8/10 during the trek from Ghangaria (around 11,000 ft.) to Hemkunt Sahib (around 14000 ft.).

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I think Impatiens glandulifera var. candida (syn: I. roylei var. candida)

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I think it’s same as in … post (yet to be identified): efi thread

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Is it Impatiens devendrae as per another thread by … ?:

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Thanks for appreciation – I tryed to browse all Impatiens posts.

For me it is not I. glandulifera – capsules are less or more linear, nor I. devendrae – lack of orange/reddish markings near the throat and different shape of lower sepal and spur, as far as I see it.

I have no clue which species it is

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A reply from another thread:

“Several months ago I found information that white-flowered form of I. thomsonii was found in western Himalaya. I can’t found source now, but I finally compared pictures of typical I. thomsonii and our mystery white flowered Impatiens.

Shape of lower sepal and spur is very similar, lateral petals too, so only big difference is colour pattern.

What do you think?”

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Keeping it as Impatiens meeboldii Hook. f. for the time being.

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VoF Week: 19082012 BS 2 Impatiens sp-2 from Valley for id: Another Impatiens sp from Valley for id

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Any idea about the flower size (length from tip of spur to petal tip)

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A reply from another thread:

“Several months ago I found information that white-flowered form of I. thomsonii was found in western Himalaya. I can’t found source now, but I finally compared pictures of typical I. thomsonii and our mystery white flowered Impatiens.

Shape of lower sepal and spur is very similar, lateral petals too, so only big difference is colour pattern.

What do you think?”

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Keeping it as Impatiens meeboldii Hook. f. for the time being.

Closest I can go as per comparative images at ‎Impatiens is Impatiens meeboldii Hook. f.

Balsaminaceae, Geraniaceae and Oxalidaceae Week:: Balsaminaceae:: White Impatiens sp. at VoF – PKA41 : Attachments (4). 5 posts by 4 authors. 

Still unresolved…

Thanks … for this upload … plant posted in my query at efi thread looks to be same.

Impatiens glandulifera Royle ??

? Impatiens edgeworthii

Not Impatiens devendrae in which the spur is very different.

Not also I. edgeworthii in which upper part of corolla is yellow and capsules somewhat erect not pendent. Not yet sure about ID

Our mystery white Impatiens again…

I am of the naive feeling that it may be unexplored species.

If I am not mistaken this one is pending for ID with Flowers of India since 6 years; … has the feeling that it could be a new species.

Yes … With more than 200 species reported from India, I think a lot of digging is needed, but then for this and other interesting species we will have to take multiple photographs from different angles, lower and upper leaves on stem pictures and pictures of fruit, and then make a few herbarium specimens, if we are sure it is a new species. I have a feeling this may even be true for Geranium, which has lesser species in India but with interesting variation.

We need to dig in only little more than one hundred 🙂 – Balsaminaceae flora is poor in regions to the north and west of Hiamlayan range and till now no one species from Western Ghats was found in Himalayas and vice versa…

I think it is close to the images and details at Impatiens tricornis Lindl.