Chinese Balsam
Impatiens walleriana
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Kerala, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu & more
- Flowering
- Throughout the year
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Impatiens walleriana
- Genus
- Impatiens
- Family
- Balsaminaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Native to
- Africa
- Found in India
- Kerala, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Mizoram, Assam, Meghalaya, Sikkim, West Bengal, Arunachal Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Goa, Gujarat, Nagaland, Puducherry, Uttarakhand
- Flowering & fruiting
- Throughout the year
Leaf characters
- Leaf arrangement
- AlternaterecordedOne leaf per node, arranged in a spiral or zigzag up the stem.
- Leaf type
- SimplerecordedA single, undivided leaf blade.“The changeable, simple leaves are stalked 1.5 to 6 cm long.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leaf surface
- Glabrous (smooth, hairless)recorded
Typical of the family
Characters marked “recorded” are for Chinese 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 Chinese Balsam itself; the rest are typical of the Balsaminaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Malayalam
- ഇമ്പേഷ്യൻസ് വാലെറിയാന, ബാൽസം
About Chinese Balsam
A member of the Balsaminaceae family, Chinese Balsam (Impatiens walleriana) is a herb. In India it has been recorded in Kerala, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and 13 other states. It flowers and fruits through much of the year.
Balsaminaceae
Balsam/Touch-me-not family
Chinese Balsam belongs to the Balsaminaceae family.
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