Impatiens diversifolia
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Kerala
- Flowering
- June-November
How to identify Impatiens diversifolia
Identify Impatiens diversifolia 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: June-November.
- In India, compare location records such as Karnataka, Kerala.
- Confirm it sits within the Balsaminaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Impatiens diversifolia.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Impatiens diversifolia
- Genus
- Impatiens
- Family
- Balsaminaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Along the slopes of Western ghats in damp, moist areas
- Native to
- India
- Distribution
- India
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Kerala
- Flowering & fruiting
- June-November
- 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 Impatiens diversifolia 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 diversifolia itself; the rest are typical of the Balsaminaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Impatiens diversifolia
A member of the Balsaminaceae family, Impatiens diversifolia is a herb. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka and Kerala. It grows in along the slopes of Western ghats in damp, moist areas. Flowering and fruiting run from June to November.
Balsaminaceae
Balsam/Touch-me-not family
Impatiens diversifolia belongs to the Balsaminaceae family.
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