White Kanara Balsam
Impatiens stocksii
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Kerala
- Flowering
- July-November
How to identify White Kanara Balsam
Identify White 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 shape: Ovate.
- Confirm flower colour: Pink.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: July-November.
- In India, compare location records such as Karnataka, Kerala.
- Confirm it sits within the Balsaminaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is White Kanara Balsam.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Impatiens stocksii
- Genus
- Impatiens
- Family
- Balsaminaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Native to
- India
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Kerala
- Flowering & fruiting
- July-November
- Conservation status
- Vulnerable (VU)
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.“The broadly ovate radical leaves are crenate at the margins, pubescent above and glabrous below.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leaf margin
- ToothedrecordedA saw-like or jagged edge (serrate or dentate).“The broadly ovate radical leaves are crenate at the margins, pubescent above and glabrous below.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leaf surface
- PubescentrecordedCovered in short, soft hairs.“The broadly ovate radical leaves are crenate at the margins, pubescent above and glabrous below.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
Characters marked “recorded” are for White 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 White Kanara Balsam itself; the rest are typical of the Balsaminaceae family — flowering plants only.
About White Kanara Balsam
A member of the Balsaminaceae family, White Kanara Balsam (Impatiens stocksii) is a herb. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka and Kerala. Flowering and fruiting run from July to November.
Balsaminaceae
Balsam/Touch-me-not family
White Kanara Balsam belongs to the Balsaminaceae family.
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