Impatiens leggei Pusalkar & D.K.Singh, Taiwania, 55(1): 13-23, 2010; NW-India (W-Himalaya) as per Catalogue of Life; im-PAY-shuns -- impatient; referring to the seed pod's habit of bursting open ... Dave's Botanary ¿ LEH-gee-eye ? -- named for Joan Margaret Legge, British botanist ... Taiwania commonly known as: Mary Legge's balsam Distribution: India (Western Himalaya) probably endemic This Impatiens was earlier identified as I. lemannii by Wojciech Adamowski sir, still can't find any image on internet, hopes some other experts on Impatiens may confirm this species. Pictured at Kullu, Himachal Pradesh Dated - 10 July2017 Check for Impatiens leggei Thanks sir, Earlier I was also thinking of I.leggei but Adamowski sir suggested for Impatiens lemannii, I think it's inflorescence is slightly different. Looking more close to Impatiens leggei ! Observation in efi so far are available at Impatiens leggei What do you finally say ? Sir I am still not sure though it looks very much similar to I.Leggei but earlier Wojciech Adamowski sir suggested this as Impatiens lemannii. I think Wojciech Adamowski sir or Dr. Akiyama mam may confirm as there is no any image of I.lemannii on internet. Thanks, ... But none of them are responding further. After checking with images at efi site, I will also like to go with Impatiens leggei Thanks sir yes it should be I.leggei. Could this be Impatiens leggei ! (http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Mary%20Legge's%20Balsam.html ) Yeah, appears to be the same. It is Impatiens leggei VOF Week: Impatiens leggei ?? en-route Hemkund Sahib and also along Govindghat-Ghangaria Trail: Seen this small Impatiens sp. en-route Hemkund Sahib and also along Govindghat-Ghangaria Trail. I think could be Impatiens leggei?? Kindly validate the ID.. Family: Balsaminaceae Date/Time: 07-08-2012 / 3:30PM and 09-08-2012 / 7:20AM Plant habit: Herb. Wonderful catch, and the right ID! Here are images of Impatiens leggei from the original publications where this species was described Taiwania, 55(1): 13-23, 2010 Here is the link for the same.... http://tai2.ntu.edu.tw/taiwania/pdf/tai.2010.55.1.13 Hemakund - Ghangaria trail ... about 10900 ft Habitat: mountain slope Habit: herb, about 50 - 70 cm high; flower about 10 - 12 mm across Yes! this is Impatiens leggei Pusalkar & D.K. Singh Impatiens leggei from Valley Pls Validate Impatiens for ID_RKC03_060611: Loc.: On way to Churdhar, Himachal Pradesh (ca 1500m) Date: August, 2010. Impatiens glandulifera? Not Impatiens glanduligera It could be I. thomsoni. ..., could you give us length of the flower (including spur). Cant remember exactly...but it was not more than 2.5 cms long including the spurs. I. thomsoni, can that be considered. For me looks close to newly described I. leggei. However, on first photo one can see capsules with reddish stripes and strongly curved spur... ... my belief too: Impatiens leggei. Date/Time: 26-09-2010 / 03:55PM Location: Chikka @ 9000 ft altitude on the way to Hampta Pass (Manali region). Habitat: Wild Plant Habit: herb Impatiens sulcata by any chance? Here is another project for you and ... Upper petal is supposed to be bilobed in I. sulcata. The flowers at FOI and photograph on the web by ... have also a mucro in the notch. Above flower has no trace of notch or mucro Upper lateral petals are smaller and almost under the upper petal in FOI and ... photographs, also of the same colour. They are much broader and almost lateral and much lighter almost translucent in above. The lower lateral petals are much broader without tapering lower half. In above photographs the lower half is distinctly tapered and pointed. Looks closer to the group of Impatiens balfourii & Impatiens flemingii. Could this be Impatiens leggei??? As far as I see, I. leggei is most probable choice This one was again shot from the Gobind Ghat-Gobind Dham Trek during our VOF visit... Impatiens leggei Pusalkar & D.K. Singh Thanks for sharing. Seems to be a plant with smaller flowers by size. Yes ..., this is indeed a small flowered Impatiens... Balsaminaceae Impatiens leggei Pusalkar & D.K. Singh im-PAY-shuns -- impatient; referring to the seed pod's habit of bursting open ... Dave's Botanary ¿ LEH-gee-eye ? -- named for Joan Margaret Legge, British botanist ... Taiwania commonly known as: Mary Legge's balsam Distribution: India (Western Himalaya) probably endemic References: Flowers of India • Taiwania along Ghangaria - Hemkund Sahib trail on 03 AUG 12 This reminded me of Vally of Flowers Trek. If i remember correctly, ... had photographed this plant from VOF long back even before it was described. Balsaminaceae, Geraniaceae and Oxalidaceae Week:: Balsaminaceae :: Impatiens leggei en-route Hemkund Sahib - PKA16 : 5 images. 5 posts by 3 authors. This small Impatiens sp. was spotted en-route Hemkund Sahib and also along Govindghat-Ghangaria Trail. Bot. name: Impatiens leggei Family: Balsaminaceae Date/Time: 07-08-2012 / 3:30PM and 09-08-2012 / 7:20AM Plant habit: Herb. Impatiens leggei -- en-route Shilt and Bheradnala at GHNP at an altitude of approx 3000m. Family: Balsaminaceae Thanks ... for sharing. I have also photographed this balsam at Kashmir (Chandanvari) but the same was identified as Himalayan Balsam. I have attached the photographs shot in Aug-2013. Pl confirm. Attachments (2). Yes, ... plant looks like in description: whitish upper petal, rose or lavender lower lateral petals, some yellow markings, especially inside of lower sepal. ... plant is different with bigger and clearly darker, rosa or pale purple upper petal. I don't see enough details to determine it. Especially side view of flower could be useful. It is rather not I. glandulifera - please notice linear capsules. Impatiens-5 for ID :: Ghangaria-VOF, Uttarakhand :: Aug 2018 :: ARKNOV-13 : 6 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (8) Saw this at many places near Ghangaria on Ghangaria-VOF trail, Uttarakhand in Aug 2018. Requested to please provide ID, is this Impatiens leggei? To me also appears close to the images at https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/species/a---l/b/balsaminaceae/impatiens/impatiens-leggei Impatiens-11 for ID :: Valley of flowers, Uttarakhand :: Aug 2018 :: ARKNOV-19 : 3 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (3) Saw this at VOF trail, Uttarakhand in Aug 2018. Requested to please provide ID, if possible given the quality of pics? Looks like Impatiens leggei... Thanks ... for the ID. I too think they look similar to I. leggei, however, these seem to be more pink. Here am attaching some images of Impatiens leggei taken from Rohtang in August 2018...!!! References: |
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