Scarlet Kanara Balsam
Impatiens raziana
- Habit
- Herb
- Native to
- India
- Flowering
- July-November
How to identify Scarlet Kanara Balsam
Identify Scarlet Kanara Balsam 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: July-November.
- Confirm it sits within the Balsaminaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Scarlet Kanara Balsam.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Impatiens raziana
- Genus
- Impatiens
- Family
- Balsaminaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Native to
- India
- Flowering & fruiting
- July-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 Scarlet Kanara 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 Scarlet Kanara Balsam itself; the rest are typical of the Balsaminaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Scarlet Kanara Balsam
Scarlet Kanara Balsam (Impatiens raziana) is a herb in the Balsaminaceae family. It is native to India. Flowering and fruiting run from July to November.
Balsaminaceae
Balsam/Touch-me-not family
Scarlet Kanara Balsam belongs to the Balsaminaceae family.
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