A reply: "This balsam looks mostly like Impatiens herbicola Hk.f. but physical examination of presence or absence of basal lobe of wing petal and dorsal auricle only would confirm its identity. Impatiens aliciae C.E.C. Fischer which is reported from Munnar also looks somewhat like this. If you have collected any specimen and pressed plant pls let me know. From: Dr. V.Bhaskar"
On 9 July 2012 11:58, jmgarg1 <[email protected]> wrote: > Forwarding again for Id assistance please. > > Some earlier relevant feedback: > "A suggestion, please check *Impatiens chinensis*. > Regards > Giby" > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Muthu Karthick <[email protected]> > Date: 2 July 2012 10:11 > Subject: [efloraofindia:120750] Balsam plant for identification 020712MK02 > To: efloraofindia <[email protected]> > > > Dear all, > Please help me in identifying this plant found along roadside near montane > forests. The leaf measures 10x2 cm and sessile. Flower measures 0.5-1cm > across and the plant about 2 feet in height. > > Place: Valparai, TN > Date: 19 06 2012 > Alt: c. 930 m ASL > > -- > Muthu Karthick, N > Care Earth Trust > #15, second main road, > Thillai ganga nagar, > Chennai - 600 061 > Mob: 0091 96268 33911 > www.careearthtrust.org > > > > > -- > With regards, > J.M.Garg > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 > 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' > The whole world uses my Image Resource of more than a *thousand species*& > eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. (arranged > alphabetically & place-wise): > http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg. You can also use > them for free as per Creative Commons license attached with each image. > For identification, learning, discussion & documentation of Indian Flora, > please visit/ join our Efloraofindia Google e-group: > http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix (more than 1900 members & > 1,20,700 messages on 30/6/12) or Efloraofindia website: > https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/ (with a species database > of more than 7000 species). > Also author of 'A Photoguide to the Birds of Kolkata & Common Birds of > India'. > > -- With regards, J.M.Garg http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' The whole world uses my Image Resource of more than a *thousand species* & eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. (arranged alphabetically & place-wise): http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg. You can also use them for free as per Creative Commons license attached with each image. For identification, learning, discussion & documentation of Indian Flora, please visit/ join our Efloraofindia Google e-group: http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix (more than 1900 members & 1,20,700 messages on 30/6/12) or Efloraofindia website: https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/ (with a species database of more than 7000 species). Also author of 'A Photoguide to the Birds of Kolkata & Common Birds of India'.
