I think, this one is *Impatiens chungtienensis* Y.L.Chen (what has been called Impatiens badrinathii on this forum), and not Impatiens thomsonii. The difference between the two is a bit subtle. The straight spur, and not curved, may be the first indicator. But the more noticeable one is that the upper leaves are stem-clasping. Also, the leaves may be almost oblong. A comparison with Gurcharan ji's Impatiens thomsonii images from Kashmir might help: https://groups.google.com/forum/?hl=en&fromgroups#!topic/indiantreepix/zEtBIarBMdA In Gurcharan ji's species, the spur is curved, and the upper leaves may be stalkless, but are not stem-clasping. Also, the leaves are ovate, never tending to oblong. The difference between the flowers of *Impatiens chungtienensis* and *Impatiens thomsonii* is rather subtle. In I. chungtienensis the lower sepal *gradually* narrows into the spur, but in I, thomsonii the lower sepal *abruptly* narrows into the spur. This difference may be noted by looking at the side views of flowers in Dinesh's and Gurcharan ji's species. Cheers! Tabish
On Monday, August 20, 2012 at 5:38:11 PM UTC+5:30, Dinesh Valke wrote: > > > * Impatiens thomsonii * ... (family: Balsaminaceae) > [image: ... view from Auli] > <http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F7763927364%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzfJV0xiDZWC1109G8uvUV7imydqcA> > > 31 JUL 12 > Auli ... 8750 - 9000 ft > ------------------------------ > [image: Impatiens thomsonii] > <http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F7775766714%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzfro7__PyJnOajuFgC1CmDfm9o6iw> > > > [image: Impatiens thomsonii] > <http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F7775445282%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzfn3iCLcnHsT_YdLWzyhmtmvNLRCw> > > Regards. > Dinesh > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
