Leafless-Stem Balsam
Impatiens scapiflora
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Kerala, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu
- Flowering
- June-November
How to identify Leafless-Stem Balsam
Identify Leafless-Stem 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.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Stemless, leaves and flowers arise directly from a basal rosette.
- Confirm leaf arrangement: Alternate.
- Confirm leaf shape: Ovate.
- Confirm flower colour: Pink.
- Confirm fruit type: Capsule.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: June-November.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Impatiens scapiflora
- Genus
- Impatiens
- Family
- Balsaminaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Grows on dripping-wet rocks
- Native to
- India
- Found in India
- Kerala, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu
- Flowering & fruiting
- June-November
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (LC)
Leaf characters
- Leaf arrangement
- AlternaterecordedOne leaf per node, arranged in a spiral or zigzag up the stem.
- Leaf shape
- OvaterecordedEgg-shaped, broader near the base.“Ovate leaves are hairless, cordate at base with crenate or distantly serrate margins.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leaf margin
- ToothedrecordedA saw-like or jagged edge (serrate or dentate).“Ovate leaves are hairless, cordate at base with crenate or distantly serrate margins.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leaf surface
- GlabrousrecordedSmooth, hairless.“Ovate leaves are hairless, cordate at base with crenate or distantly serrate margins.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
Characters marked “recorded” are for Leafless-Stem Balsam itself; the rest are typical of the Balsaminaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Pinkrecorded
- Fruit type
- CapsulerecordedA dry fruit from a fused ovary that splits open at maturity to release seeds.“Ellipsoid fruit capsule is 1.2 cm long.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Solitary
- Fruit
- Capsule
Characters marked “recorded” are for Leafless-Stem Balsam itself; the rest are typical of the Balsaminaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Leafless-Stem Balsam
Leafless-Stem Balsam (Impatiens scapiflora) belongs to the Balsaminaceae family, where it grows as a herb. In India it has been recorded in Kerala, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. It grows in grows on dripping-wet rocks. Flowering and fruiting run from June to November.
Balsaminaceae
Balsam/Touch-me-not family
Leafless-Stem Balsam belongs to the Balsaminaceae family.
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