Parrot Balsam
Impatiens parasitica
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Kerala, Tamil Nadu
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Impatiens parasitica
- Genus
- Impatiens
- Family
- Balsaminaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Shola forests and Evergreen forests of Western Ghats
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Distribution
- India
- Found in India
- Kerala, Tamil Nadu
- Conservation status
- VU
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Typical of the Balsaminaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
Typical of the Balsaminaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
About Parrot Balsam
Parrot Balsam (Impatiens parasitica) is a herb belonging to the Balsaminaceae family (Balsam/Touch-me-not family). Members of this family are generally characterised by alternate/whorled simple leaves, cymose/raceme flower clusters, explosive capsule fruit. It is typically found in shola forests and evergreen forests of western ghats. It occurs across India. Its conservation status has been assessed as VU.
Balsaminaceae
Balsam/Touch-me-not family
Parrot Balsam belongs to the Balsaminaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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