Category: Impatiens

Impatiens aliciae C.E.C.Fisch., Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1934: 389 1934. ; Images by E.S. Santhosh Kumar     Annual herb, 20-35 cm high, often procumbent; stems branched; internodes 5-7 cm long. Leaves opposite, subsessile, linear-lanceolate, narrow at base, serrate at margin, apiculate at apex, 2-10 x 0.3-0.9 cm, glabrous or minutely papillose-hispidulous above, glabrous and […]

Impatiens henslowiana Arn., Compan. Bot. Mag. 1:322. 1836  (syn: Impatiens albida Wight); . S-India, Sri Lanka as per Catalogue of Life; . Image by Santhosh Kumar    [efloraofindia:148398] Balsaminaceae, Geraniaceae and Oxalidaceae Week: ESSK 13: BALSAMINACEAE: Impatiens from Kerala : 1 image. 3 posts by 2 authors. Impatiens helslowiana from Kerala Please note the spell […]

Impatiens wightiana Bedd., Madras J. Lit. Sci. ser. 2, 20:67. 1858 ; Image by Santhosh Kumar    Erect glabrous herbs. Leaves elliptic-lanceolate, acuminate, base rounded or obtuse, margins serrate or crenate, to 15 x 5 cm; petiole to 7 cm long with a few stipitate glands below the lamina. Racemes 10-15 cm long; flowers 2 […]

Impatiens verticillata Wight, Madras J. Lit. Sci. 5:15. 1837 ; Image by Santhosh Kumar     [efloraofindia:148398] Balsaminaceae, Geraniaceae and Oxalidaceae Week: : BALSAMINACEAE: Impatiens verticillata from Kerala :  1 image. 5 posts by 5 authors. Impatiens verticillata from Kerala Very nice! You have a great collection of endemic balsams.      References: GRIN  The Plant […]

Impatiens tangachee Bedd., Madras J. Lit. Sci. ser. 2, 20:66. 1859 ; Image by Santhosh Kumar  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 […]

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 […]

Impatiens leptura Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 1:467. 1875 ; Image by Santhosh Kumar     [efloraofindia:148398] Balsaminaceae, Geraniaceae and Oxalidaceae Week: ESSK 14 BALSAMINACEAE: Impatiens from Kerala : 1 image. 1 post by 1 author. Impatiens leptura Hook.f. from Kerala       References: GRIN  The Plant List  473. Impatiens leptura Hook. f. – IIIM  […]

Impatiens diversifolia Wall. ex Wight & Arn., Prodr. fl. Ind. orient. 139. 1834 ; Images by Santhosh Kumar     [efloraofindia:148398] Balsaminaceae, Geraniaceae and Oxalidaceae Week: ESSK 10: BALSAMINACEAE: Impatiens from Kerala :  2 images. 1 post by 1 author. Impatiens diversifolia from Kerala      References: GRIN  The Plant List  Flora Of Davanagere District: Karnataka, India […]

Impatiens grandis B. Heyne ex Wall., W. Roxburgh, Fl. ind. 2:465. 1824 (Syn: (=) Impatiens hookeriana Arn.); Images by Vijayasankar Raman      Balsaminaceae, Geraniaceae and Oxalidaceae Week : BALSAMINACEAE : RVS 5 : Impatiens grandis : 3 images. 9 posts by 8 authors. Impatiens grandis, from the Western Ghats of Tirunelveli, TN. Very beautiful, at […]

Impatiens rosea Lindl., Edwards’s Bot. Reg. 27(Misc.): 6 1841. (syn: Impatiens balsamina var. brevicalcarata T.Cooke; Impatiens balsamina var. rosea (Lindl.) Hook.f.; Impatiens trichocarpa Hook.f.); . im-PAY-shuns — impatient; referring to the seed pod’s habit of bursting open … Dave’s Botanary bal-SAM-in-uh — aromatic … Dave’s Botanary RO-zee-uh — rosy … Dave’s Botanary . commonly known […]

Impatiens levingei Gamble ex Hook.f. (Unresolved), Rec. Bot. Surv. India 4: 39 1906. ; Image by Santhosh Kumar    Small herbs; stem very small or absent. Leaves few, to 5 x 6 cm, broadly ovate, deeply cordate at base, acute at apex, distantly serrate, glabrous; petiole to 11 cm long. Scape 15-18 cm long, 1-3-together. […]

Impatiens mengtszeana Hook. f., Nouv. Arch. Mus. Hist. Nat., sér. 4, 10: 256 256 1908.;       Id this flower ( Arunachal Pradesh) : Attachments (1). 4 posts by 4 authors. This photo was also taken in Namdapha National Park. I think it is Impatiens sps. This is off course Impatiens and not an Orchid […]

Impatiens parasitica Bedd., Madras J. Lit. Sci. ser. 2, 20:66, t. 7, fig. 2. 1859; Images by Prabhu Kumar    It is one of the only fully epiphytic species, typically found growing on moist tree trunks. Its bizarre blooms resemble little tropical parrots, with their lime green hood and bright red, curled “tail”.       […]

Impatiens chinensis L., Sp. Pl. 2: 937 937 1753. (Syn: Impatiens cosmia Hook. f.; Impatiens crassicornu Hook. f.); . Common name: Chinese Balsam • Manipuri: মোৰেহ খুজঙ লৈ Moreh Khujang lei . Balsaminaceae, Geraniaceae and Oxalidaceae Week : BALSAMINACEAE : RVS 4 : Impatiens chinensis : 3 images. Here is Impatiens chinensis, being grown (by […]

Impatiens racemosa DC., Prodr. 1: 688 688 1824. (syn: Impatiens microsciadia Hook. f.); . Smaller flowers and longer slightly incurved spur seems to differentiate it from I. scabrida. It is quite distinct from I. scarbida, in habit also, this is smaller in height;  . Balsaminaceae, Geraniaceae and Oxalidaceae Week: NS12: BALSAMINACEAE: Impatiens for id from […]

Impatiens sodenii Engl. & Warb., Pflanzenw. Ost-Afrikas C: 253 1895. (syn: Impatiens elgonensis T.C.E. Fr.; Impatiens magnifica G.M. Schulze; Impatiens oliveri C.H.Wright ex W.Watson; Impatiens oliveri C.H. Wright; Impatiens uguenensis Warb.); . Kenya, Tanzania, South Africa (Gauteng, Mpulamanga), Ecuador (I), Mexico (I), Costa Rica (I), Panama (I), Honduras (I), Canary Isl. (I) (Gran Canaria (I),Tenerife […]

Impatiens hawkeri W. Bull, Gard. Chron. ser. 2, 25:760, t. 168. 1886 (Syn: (=) Impatiens herzogii K. Schum.; (=) Impatiens linearifolia Warb.; (=) Impatiens schlechteri Warb.); . New Guinea Impatiens; . This is very variable plant – both in the wild in New Guinea and cultivated in gardens. Flowers colors – white, rosa, red, purple, […]

Impatiens pseudoacaulis Bhaskar, Taxon. Monogr. Impatiens W. Ghats 77. 2012  [= I. scapiflora var. pseudo-acaulis Bhaskar (1975)] ; Images by Muthu Karthick – Id by V.Bhaskar, (For more photos & complete details, click on the links) Nilgiris: Impatiens for identification 101212MK02: Please help me in identifying this herb found in the wet rocky habitats of upper plateau of […]

Impatiens clavicornu Turcz., Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 32(1):271. 1859 ;      NIlgiris: Impatiens for identification 141112MK03: Please help me to identify this Impatiens plant. Is this Impatiens acaulis? The height with scape was about 25 cm. Leaf: 7-8cm across Fruit: 0.7 cm across Flower: 2 cm across Date: 21 Oct 2012 Place: Mukruti […]

Impatiens fasciculata Lam. (Unresolved), Encycl. 1: 363 1785. ; . im-PAY-shuns — impatient; referring to the seed pod’s habit of bursting open … Dave’s Botanaryfas-sik-yoo-LAH-tuh — banded, bundled … Dave’s Botanary .commonly known as: fascicled-flowered balsam  . Nilgiris: Impatiens for identification 141112MK02: Please help me to identify this Balsam plant found commonly in the high altitude grasslands. The plant height is […]