Moreh Khujang Lei / Chinese Balsam
Impatiens chinensis
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala & more
- Flowering
- June-December
How to identify Moreh Khujang Lei
Identify Moreh Khujang Lei 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.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Cultivated Chinese balsam.
- Confirm leaf arrangement: Alternate.
- Confirm leaf surface: Glabrous (smooth, hairless).
- Confirm flower colour: Pink.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: June-December.
- In India, compare location records such as Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Assam and nearby regions.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Impatiens chinensis
- Genus
- Impatiens
- Family
- Balsaminaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Marshy areas in grasslands
- Native to
- China, Himalayas
- Distribution
- Himalayas, India, Myanmar, China, Bangladesh, Malaysia
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Assam, Meghalaya, Manipur, Arunachal Pradesh, Maharashtra, Mizoram
- Flowering & fruiting
- June-December
- 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 Moreh Khujang Lei 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 Moreh Khujang Lei itself; the rest are typical of the Balsaminaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Manipuri
- ꯃꯣꯔꯦ ꯈꯨꯖꯡꯂꯩ Moreh Khujang lei
- Mizo
- Hawi-lo-pâr
About Moreh Khujang Lei
Chinese Balsam (Impatiens chinensis) belongs to the Balsaminaceae family, where it grows as a herb. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and 6 other states. It grows in marshy areas in grasslands. Flowering and fruiting run from June to December.
Balsaminaceae
Balsam/Touch-me-not family
Moreh Khujang Lei belongs to the Balsaminaceae family.
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