Impatiens lawsonii Hook.f.

 
  • Family : BALSAMINACEAE
  • Family (As per The Plant List) : Balsaminaceae
  • Species : Impatiens lawsonii
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Impatiens lawsonii Hook.f.
  • Endemism : Western Ghats (Karnataka)
  • Key identification features : Tuberous, annual herbs; Leaves obtuse-rounded, hairy above; Flowers white, bracts persistent; Corolla winged, lobed, spiny, pinkish yellow at center and whitish outside; Fruit is a long, glabrous capsule; Seeds small. Hairy.
  • Habit : Herb
  • Native : India
  • Comments : Dessai & Janarthanam in Rheedea, 2011 report that the specimen quoted by Bhaskar as I.lawsonii is a misidentification and it has been subsequently published as I.bhaskarii .
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Distribution Locality : Chikamagalur
  • Floras referred : Yoganarasimhan et al., 1981 - Chikmagalur; Janarthanam & Dessai, 2011-Rheedea, Vol. 21(1) 23-80.

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