Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Impatiens clavata
- Genus
- Impatiens
- Family
- Balsaminaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- In shade on moist barks of large tree trunks along with mosses in semiEvergreen forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Native to
- India
- Flowering & fruiting
- September
- Conservation status
- Critically Endangered (CR)
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 Impatiens clavata 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 Impatiens clavata itself; the rest are typical of the Balsaminaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Impatiens clavata
A member of the Balsaminaceae family, Impatiens clavata is a herb. It is native to India. It grows in in shade on moist barks of large tree trunks along with mosses in semiEvergreen forests. Flowering and fruiting run from September.
Balsaminaceae
Balsam/Touch-me-not family
Impatiens clavata belongs to the Balsaminaceae family.
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