Baba Budan Balsam
Impatiens bababudenensis
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Karnataka
- Flowering
- September-October
How to identify Baba Budan Balsam
Identify Baba Budan Balsam by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a herb habit.
- Confirm leaf arrangement: Alternate.
- Confirm leaf surface: Glabrous (smooth, hairless).
- Confirm flower colour: Pink.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: September-October.
- In India, compare location records such as Karnataka.
- Confirm it sits within the Balsaminaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Baba Budan Balsam.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Impatiens bababudenensis
- Genus
- Impatiens
- Family
- Balsaminaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Native to
- India
- Found in India
- Karnataka
- Flowering & fruiting
- September-October
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf arrangement
- AlternaterecordedOne leaf per node, arranged in a spiral or zigzag up the stem.
- Leaf surface
- Glabrous (smooth, hairless)recorded
Typical of the family
Characters marked “recorded” are for Baba Budan Balsam itself; the rest are typical of the Balsaminaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Pinkrecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Solitary
- Fruit
- Capsule
Characters marked “recorded” are for Baba Budan Balsam itself; the rest are typical of the Balsaminaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Baba Budan Balsam
Baba Budan Balsam (Impatiens bababudenensis) belongs to the Balsaminaceae family, where it grows as a herb. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka. Flowering and fruiting run from September to October.
Balsaminaceae
Balsam/Touch-me-not family
Baba Budan Balsam belongs to the Balsaminaceae family.
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