About Spotted Balsam
Impatiens maculata is a species of balsam endemic to the southern Western Ghats of India. The low herb grows to a maximum height of a metre and is usually found on wet soils in stream edges and sholas between 700 and 1000 m above sea level in small groups. The pink flowers are produced in a pair or a cluster and the spur is about 3 to 5 cm long. The plants sprout after the first rains in June and begin to flower from July to October and sometimes until December. A few individuals flower out of the season. They are pollinated mainly by bees of the genera Apis and Tetragonula.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Impatiens maculata
- Genus
- Impatiens
- Family
- BALSAMINACEAE
- Habit
- Herb
- Flowering & fruiting
- July-December
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Balsaminaceae
Balsam/Touch-me-not family
Spotted Balsam belongs to the Balsaminaceae family.
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