Impatiens species

Wild flower from Kukke| IDReq 19Nov10AR01:
Wild flower from Kukke| IDReq 19Nov10AR01
Kumara Parvata forest path, Kukke, Western ghats
09 Nov 2010
flower size: 1 – 2cms,
plant height- 15cms approx
Leaf size -1-2cms, shape-almost round, margin-entire

Loc.: On way to Churdhar, Himachal Pradesh (ca 1500m)
Date: August, 2010.


Impatiens sulcata ?


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Plant for ID180911AMS03:
found in kashmir, growing wild,


Place- Ganderbal {Srinagar} J&K

Altitude-1730mtrs
Growing as weed
Average temp-23degree

its Balsamaceae member for sure …. flower with spur Calyx.


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Balsam from Dalhousie (28/07/2012-NSJ-02):
Balsam from Dalhousie. Further details needed.
Photo taken in Dec-09.


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ID Please Balsaminaceae species:
Please identify this Balsaminaceae species.
Photo taken from Jeypur RF, Assam


If the Leaves all opposite and petiole 2 cm long than it is Impatiens tripetala DC. and if Leaves spirally arranged than it could be Impatiens pulchra Hook.f.. Now, please check these characters and conclude.


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KG :: 14 August 2012 – 0003:: Request for ID from Jeypur RF, Assam:
Please identify this Impatiens species
Photo taken from Jeypur RF, Assam.


Its look like some Impatiens species


Please check Impatiens trilobata Colebr.


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KG :: 18 August 2012 – 0006:: Request for ID from Jeypur RF, Assam:
Please identify this Impatiens species from Jeypur RF, Assam.
Growing as terrestrial or lithophyte near a water body in shady place,
plants 15-30cm high,
flowering- November- December.


From this one picture sure identification is rather impossible. Besides, this flower looks like not fully open…
Do you have side picture of flowers? And some leaves and stem?

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Habitat: sloping meadow
Habit: erect herb about 70 – 80 cm high, flower about 2.5 – 3 cm long, about 1.5 – 2 cm across


? 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


Please see :
https://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/White%20Himalayan%20Balsam.html


I am assuming you are asking me to check whether my posted plant is Impatiens meeboldii Hook.f.

But Dr Wojciech has already ruled out that possibility, going by Vivekananthan et al.
This ID is not at all easy for me. So I am hoping someone resolves the ID.

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Impatience:
Sending the photo of Impatience balsamina growing in our balcony.
Place : Dombivli, Maharashtra
Time : 4.00 p.m.
Date : 29.8.10

… not balsamina … could be cultivar of Impatiens pulcherrima.


In Malayalam –Kashithumba


excellent images….great photography
Is this flower commonly called Balsam (Bengali: dopaati)?


Thanks … for the compliments. Yes, it is commonly called Balsam. In Marathi it is known as Therda. We use the flowers for puja. It has got nice fragrance also.


Oh yes … we also use these flowers for pujas. The petals of this flower are mixed with other petals (like Marigold) and sometimes spread on the thaalis.


I suppose I. balsaminaI. pulcherrima has broader leaves, at least on photo in Flowers of India webpage


Impatiens balsamina L.


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VoF Week: 19082012 BS 1 Impatiens sp from Valley for id:

Impatiens sp from Valley for id
Flowers were small
pls id

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


It looks like Impatiens leggei


Impatiens leggei has much bigger flowers


Again, I checked all possibilities and found nothing similar. As I have only limited access to floristic literature of the region I am unable to recognize this species.
With such difficult genera as Impatiens, we need help of professional botanists, working on the spot (in this case Dr. Pusalkar).
We need also more complete photographic material, it means at least two photographs of flower (face and side view) plus picture of leaves.

I will try to see my folder for more pics..


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Impetiance for ID:
Sending the photo of Impatience for identification.

Place : Chirang RF, Assam (in wet streamways)
Date : 30-10-2010


Perhaps it is Impatiens balfourii?


I. balfourii comes from western Himalayas, leaves are different, as well as spur.
Whole flower of your plant is more similar to I. psittacina, reported from Manipur (but not exactly the same).

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Kas week: Symbiosis:
You can name it as Impatiens honeybeea 🙂


Isn’t it Impatiens glandulifera ?


Impatiens glandulifera grows in Western Himalayas, whereas photo comes from Kaas plataeu.


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in Sanjay Gandhi National Park, Mumbai– Oct’09?;Request one more id? – indiantreepix | Google Groups

Kass-Bamnoli road;


indiantreepix | Google Groups


Cherapunjee. (November 2008).


PKA200809-Impatiens – indiantreepix | Google Groups


Erabiculam National Park Munnar, 12-5-09;


Hybanthus sp from Munnar – indiantreepix | Google Groups


 

Updated on July 20, 2025

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