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 as: rosy balsam … all regional names of Impatiens balsamina may hold good for this species . Native to: India (Northern Himalaya, Goa, Gujarat, Karnataka, Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu) . Dessai & Janarthanam resurrected I. rosea – according to their paper main difference between I. rosea and I. balsamina is short spur. .
Balsaminaceae, Geraniaceae and Oxalidaceae Week :: DV25 :: 11 SEP 11 09:23 :: Balsaminaceae » Impatiens rosea at Manikgad : 3 images. 4 posts by 3 authors. Balsaminaceae Impatiens rosea Lindl. Impatiens balsamina L. var. rosea 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 as: rosy balsam … all regional names of Impatiens balsamina may hold good for this species Native to: India (Northern Himalaya, Goa, Gujarat, Karnataka, Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu) Reference: IAAT at base of Manikgad near Chowk, on 11 SEP 11 Dessai & Janarthanam resurrected I. rosea – according to their paper main difference between I. rosea and I. balsamina is short spur. Thank you … for validating the ID. Rheedea Vol. 21(1) 23-80 2 0 1 1 is an excellent reference for knowing balsams of the west coast and Western Ghats (of Maharashtra, Goa and Karnataka). Thanks to the authors: Jyosna R.N. Dessai and M.K. Janarthanam.
Your plant has rather short spur – maybe I. rosea Same thought as … Impatiens rosea. I. rosea (syn. I. balsamina var. rosea) is more common in Deccan side of Western Ghats than I. balsamina var. balsamina … I could be wrong. Important points noticed in the discussion. I have to check spur in my collections.
I have collected this Impatiens from Mahendragiri hills, South Odisha from an altitude of 1200 m. Please help me in identification. … and … may do the needful. The spur is very short and it continues to be short till the plant dies unlike Impatiens balsemina whose spur is very long. It grows in plateaus above 1200 m. I have attached detailed images with scales. Hope these images will be sufficient to reach any conclusion regarding species identification. Impatiens rosea Lindl. Yes, Impatiens rosea I followed key by Dessai & Janarthanan. Your plant match I. rosea well
Impatiens species from Amboli area SN1818 : 10 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (3) Wild tall under shrubs It looks like I. balsamina. If the spur is shorter than the wings it is var. rosea. I rosea Lindl. Thanks …, I also referred Flora of Bombay, it is correct. Thanks, … Which one out of the two? var. brevicalcarata T. Cooke, leaves reaching 6 inch long, spur short, stout, incurved.
Impatiens balsamina : For Validation : Nasik : 01MAY19 : AK-2 : 5 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (4) The most common Species seen after rains by the roadside. Pictures taken in August, 2018. For validation please. Impatiens balsamina var. rosea (Lindl.) Hook.f. … synonym of Impatiens rosea Lindl. . Impatiens Species for ID : Way to Mumbai : 29JUL21 : AK-13: 2 images. Yes, I think you are right. The spur is short. Which of the two that I have mentioned? Var. rosea!
identification no221111sn2: location: mulshi,pune 3000ft. above msl habitat:wild plant habit:herb height:2-3 ft. … most probably, Impatiens balsamina var rosea. I too think that this could be Impatiens balsamina of Balsaminaceae family On Inaturalist it has been suggested this could be I. rosea. Can you please review this. Yes, maybe as per https://efloraofindia.com/efi/impatiens-rosea/ Spur is not clear in your posted images. Thanks … will wait for further confirmation if any. . References: IAAT The Plant List Ver. 1.1 Dinesh Valke’s Flickr Post plantillustrations Catalogue of Life (Impatiens balsamina L.) |
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