Impatiens leschenaultii (DC.) Wall. ex Wight & Arn., Prodr. fl. Ind. orient. 131. 1834 (Syn: Balsamina leschenaultii DC. ); im-PAY-shuns -- impatient; referring to the seed pod's habit of bursting open ... Dave's Botanary ay-shen-NAWL-tee-eye -- named for Jean Baptiste L T Leschenault de la Tour, French botanist and traveller commonly known as: Leschenault's balsam Endemic to: Western Ghats (of India) Place: along Doddabetta Road, Ooty. Time: November 17, 2011 at 1.25pm Habit: erect herb, about a metre high Habitat: growing wild on hill slope. Flower size: about 1" long X 3/4" wide ... had missed putting elevation where this plant sighted ... please read it as: about 8430 ft asl. We can explore two possibilities 1. Impatiens candida 2. Impatiens bicornuta due to two horned buds 1) Impatiens candida does not show horizontal lobes of corolla seen in the posted plant. 2) Impatiens bicornuta, illustration at Flora of China seems very different from the posted plant. Response from Derik of Mr Impatiens via ...: "This looks like Impatiens leschenaultii. It can grow to be a soft wooded shrub. Derick" It does look like Impatiens leschenaultii. Waiting for comments. Derick sir is right this may be Impatiens leschenaultii. Herewith I am attaching Wright's?/ Wight's Illustration for your kind perusal. Thanking you. Impatiens leschenaultii Wallich [1379-551527-86474] Wright, R., Spicilegium Neilgherrense, vol. 1: t. 42 (1846) [Rungiah] Nilgiris: Impatiens for identification 05111201: Please help me to identify this Impatiens sp. It is a shrub of about 2-3 feet high. Flower: 3cm across Fruit: c.1cm long Leaf: 6x3 cm Date: 20 Oct 2012 Place: Mukruti NP, Nilgiris Alt.: 2350 m asl It is Impatiens leschenaultii. Balsaminaceae Impatiens leschenaultii (DC.) Wall. ex Wight & Arn. im-PAY-shuns -- impatient; referring to the seed pod's habit of bursting open ... Dave's Botanary ay-shen-NAWL-tee-eye -- named for Jean Baptiste L T Leschenault de la Tour, French botanist and traveller commonly known as: Leschenault's balsam Endemic to: Western Ghats (of India) References: Flowers of India • efloraofindia • NPGS / GRIN • Botanicus at Doddabetta, Ooty on 17 NOV 11 Its specific epithet is really interesting! Thank you for good pics and other details 1 image. 2 posts by 2 authors. Name: Impatiens leschenaultii (DC.) Wall. ex Wight & Arn. Family: Balsaminaceae Date: 20 oct 2012 Location: Western Catchment, Upper Nilgiris, TN Alt.: 2300 m asl The plant was identified by Dr.V. Bhaskar at our group. Impatiens leschenaultii ?? at Munnar- PKA24 : 3 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (7)- around 450 kb each. This Impatiens sp. was seen en-route Top-Station near Munnar. Could this be Impatiens leschenaultii ?? Family: Balsaminaceae To me also appear close to images at Impatiens leschenaultii Impatiens leschenaultii submission : 4 posts by 4 authors. Attachments (7)- around 400 kb each. Here's I am sharing some images of this beautiful and rare Balsam species I found during my recent visit to Nilgiri Hills. Impatiens leschenaultii Leschenault's Balsam Family - Balsaminaceae Photographed at Ooty, Tamil Nadu (Nilgiri Hills) Dated - 12January2019 love it espo the whole plant picture. thats thoughtful of you References: NPGS / GRIN The Plant List (Author citation different from GRIN) Flowers of India efloraofindia Botanicus |
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