Impatiens acaulis Humbert, Notul. Syst. (Paris) 15: 114 1956.; im-PAY-shuns -- impatient; referring to the seed pod's habit of bursting open ... Dave's Botanary a-KAW-liss -- without stem or trunk ... Dave's Botanary commonly known as: rock balsam • Marathi: पाण तेरडा pan terda Native to: Western Ghats (of India), Sri Lanka As per efi thread: In I.acaulis the wing petals are bilobed where as in I. scapiflora it is 3-lobed; for id 21 07 2011 mm1: begonia i think photoraphed in amboli on a roadside rocky cliff, in very pure light the flowers were mauve in color and approximately an inch long would very much appreciate an id It is Impatiens sp (most probably I. acaulis) of Balsaminaceae family. This is Impatiens acaulis (Balsaminaceae), This plant is stemless, very often mistaken for Begonia sp. Clicked at Amboli near the source of "Hiranyakeshi" river on 16.08.12 Common name: Rock Balsam Marathi: पाण तेरडा कि पान तेरडा - please CONFIRM ? Botanical name: Impatiens acaulis Yes. You are correct. it is Impatiens acaulis. Color variation in Impatiens acaulis???: Here is the photograph of Impatiens acaulis in white colour. Photographed at Naneghat (Maharashtra on 9.9.2012) Needs experts comments... I remember, ... posting this on Indian Flora, here is detailed discusssion It looks almost like Impatiens acaulis Arn., except perfect white coloured flowers. I have come across a few light pink and pinkish white fld I. acaulis and I. scapiflora in wild mixed up with pink coloured plants. How about this ? Is it mixed up in the pink fld plants or entire population has white fld plants ? If the entire population has white fld plants, then it would be interesting and worth studying it in detail. I would appreciate if some pollen and seeds are sent to my address Another Impatiens species observed on rocky faces of mountains near the plateau. An occasional observation. Similar to elsewhere in Western ghats. I think this is not very common at Kas. Interesting looking with exceptionally long tail (spur) A gregarious plant found on dripping rocks near waterfalls. As the name suggests, it has no stem. Impatiens acaulis Grows on moist rocks in rainy season esp in waterfalls. Western ghats. Excellent photographs Balsaminaceae Impatiens acaulis Arn. im-PAY-shuns -- impatient; referring to the seed pod's habit of bursting open ... Dave's Botanary
a-KAW-liss -- without stem or trunk ... Dave's Botanary commonly known as: rock balsam • Marathi: पाण तेरडा pan terda Native to: Western Ghats (of India), Sri Lanka References: Flowers of India • NPGS / GRIN • Flowers of Sahyadri by Shrikant Ingalhalikar on Aaja Parvat near Ghoti on 14 AUG 10 Thanks dear ... for the two original verses penned by you ... I hear you reciting these, when we come across this particular species of balsam.
Impatiens acaulis (Rock Balsam) photographed at "Kulang gad". Family: Balsaminaceae Lovely ... the name of the locality suggests that this should be somewhere in Uttrakhand or H.P., can you please specify? Kulang Gad is in Maharashtra (Igatpuri Range). Here I'm sharing the photographs of Impatiens acaulis, member of Family Balsaminaceae Location & Date: Pune, Nov 2012 Yes. Nice presentation! Impatiens acaulis Mahabaleshwar Oct 2011 : Attachments (5). 4 posts by 4 authors. Sharing the images of Impatiens acaulis from Mahabaleshwar captured in late monsoons.Oct 2011. The typical habitat is on rocky patches near waterfalls. Family : Balsaminaceae Awesome shot of the flower and habitat ... Anmod Ghat :: Impatiens acaulis :: DVFEB66/99 : 2 posts by 2 authors. 4 images. Anmod Ghat ... NH4A descending from Anmod, Karnataka to Mollem, Goa Date: 14 JUL 2013 ... Altitude: descends from about 640 m asl to 90 m asl Impatiens acaulis Arn. ... (family: Balsaminaceae) Fwd: [efloraofindia:220718] Impatiens spp for Id assistance 2 : 2 posts by 1 author. Submitting images of an Impatiens spp. for Id assistance. Date/time: 27-08-2014/ about 3-00 PM Location: Devaramane, Mudigere taluk of Chikmagalur, Karnataka, about 1400msl Habitat: Wild Habit; Terrestrial, among rocks Sharing few images of Impatiens acaulis (Balsaminaceae). Generally the flowers are light pink to deep pink, but this specimen with white flowers was standing out among pinkish ones. May be a colour variant...! Habit: Herb' Habitat: Montane forest. Sighting: Devaramane, Chikmagalur, Karnataka, about 1400.msl Date: 27-08-2014 and 12-08-2015
TSPSEP2015-10: Images of Impatiens acaulis shared. : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (6) Sharing few images of Impatiens acaulis (Balsaminaceae). Habit: Herb Habitat: Epiphytic-Lithophytic, on moss clad tree and rock crevices, montane forest. Sighting: Devaramane, Chikmagalur, Karnataka, about 1400.msl Date: 29-7-2015,12-08-2015 and 27-08-2015 I love Impatiens acaulis, cuute tiny beauty Thanks for sharing incredible pictures …
Tamhini ghat near Pune, MH :: Impatiens acaulis :: ARK2019-104 : 6 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (7) These flowers was seen on the rocks beside a waterfall in Tamhini ghat near Pune, MH in Aug 2019. I guess this is Impatiens acaulis. My first sighting of this beautiful flower. ID is correct !! Beautiful flowers ..., Thanks for sharing, Thanks … They are really beautiful. Some 6-7 years ago, one of our members had a pic of these flowers on their FB page and from then on I wanted to see the flowers. It took these many years for me to finally behold them with my eyes. Congrats ..., I understand your feelings, was so much happy when we saw the original habitat the first time, References:
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