✿Balsaminaceae · Impatiens
New Guinea Impatiens
Impatiens hawkeri
outdoor
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Kerala
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Impatiens hawkeri
- Genus
- Impatiens
- Family
- Balsaminaceae
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Kerala
- 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 New Guinea Impatiens 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 New Guinea Impatiens itself; the rest are typical of the Balsaminaceae family — flowering plants only.
About New Guinea Impatiens
New Guinea Impatiens (Impatiens hawkeri) belongs to the Balsaminaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka and Kerala.
Botanical family
Balsaminaceae
Balsam/Touch-me-not family
New Guinea Impatiens belongs to the Balsaminaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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