✿Balsaminaceae · Impatiens
Leptura Balsam
Impatiens leptura
Herboutdoor
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu
- Flowering
- October-December
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Impatiens leptura
- Genus
- Impatiens
- Family
- Balsaminaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Evergreen forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu
- Flowering & fruiting
- October-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 Leptura 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 Leptura Balsam itself; the rest are typical of the Balsaminaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Leptura Balsam
Leptura Balsam (Impatiens leptura) is a herb in the Balsaminaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Tamil Nadu. It grows in evergreen forests. Flowering and fruiting run from October to December.
Botanical family
Balsaminaceae
Balsam/Touch-me-not family
Leptura Balsam belongs to the Balsaminaceae family.
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