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 I guess this is Impatiens minor (DC.) Bennet. Leaves are variable. . Impatiens for ID_RKC02_060611: Loc.: On way to Churdhar, Himachal Pradesh (ca 1500m) Impatiens sulcata ? . Plant for ID180911AMS03: Place- Ganderbal {Srinagar} J&K Altitude-1730mtrs Growing as weed Average temp-23degree its Balsamaceae member for sure …. flower with spur Calyx. . Balsam from Dalhousie (28/07/2012-NSJ-02): . ID Please Balsaminaceae species: 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. . KG :: 14 August 2012 – 0003:: Request for ID from Jeypur RF, Assam: Its look like some Impatiens species Please check Impatiens trilobata Colebr. . KG :: 18 August 2012 – 0006:: Request for ID from Jeypur RF, Assam: 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? . VoF Week :: DV :: 02 AUG 12 – 0853 :: Impatiens ¿ devendrae ? at Valley of Flowers: 2 AUG 12 Valley of Flowers … about 11000 – 12000 ft Habitat: sloping meadow ? Impatiens edgeworthii Not Impatiens devendrae in which the spur is very different. Please see : 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. . 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 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. balsamina – I. pulcherrima has broader leaves, at least on photo in Flowers of India webpage Impatiens balsamina L. . 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.. . Impetiance for ID: Place : Chirang RF, Assam (in wet streamways) 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). . Impatiens glandulifera grows in Western Himalayas, whereas photo comes from Kaas plataeu. .
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Impatiens species
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