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On Mon, Oct 1, 2012 at 9:04 AM, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]> wrote: > Many thanks Satish ji for validating this ID. > *Impatiens tomentosa* and *I. oppositifolia* are allied, and confuse me > often. > > > All three plants are just next to each other, perhaps just a foot's > distance from each other. > All three have solitary flowers borne in axils, with spurs shorter than > flowers; leaves with serrated margins, upper surface hairy. > The bottom left picture seems to have more than one flower per axil - > because of the photo angle. Clicking on the photo will lead to a larger > photo on flickr. Each flower is borne in axil of single leaf. > > The upper leaves are not obtuse at ends. Not sure about this being a > accepted variation. > > Putting a small para from Rheedea Vol. 21(1) 23-80 > 2011<http://www.iaat.org.in/Rheedea21_23-80.pdf>-- The genus Impatiens > (Balsaminaceae) in the northern and parts of central > Western Ghats by Jyosna R.N. Dessai and M.K. Janarthanam ... > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > *Impatiens oppositifolia* L. is allied to *I. tomentosa* B. Heyne ex > Wight & Arn. but differs in stem, lateral sepals, lip and spur being > glabrous. It is also similar to *I. raziana* Bhaskar & Razi but differs > in the presence of lilac to pink-coloured flowers. > > *Impatiens oppositifolia* is a very variable species with regard to leaf > shape and hairy nature of the pedicel (glabrous or with 1 or 2 rows of > hairs). Plants exposed to sunlight and growing in humus rich soil are tall, > have semicircular stem with broad leaves whereas those growing in shade are > stunted with quadrangular stem, linear and smaller leaves. There are > variations in the spur as well. The spur in material collected in Amboli > region is straight, hooked or straight and curved inwards at apex. > Grey-Wilson (1985) who stated that the Ceylon specimens exhibit variation > in leaf shape and size, however, did not mention any variation in flower. > ... ... > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > The top and bottom left pictures feature at FOI ... > http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Marsh%20Balsam.html ... and > are identified by the author Jyosna Dessai. > > Regards. > Dinesh > > > > > > > > On Mon, Oct 1, 2012 at 7:48 PM, Satish Phadke <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Very nice pictures Dinesh ji. >> I think the plant in lower part on Right side may be *I. tomentosa* as I >> can see the subcordate nature of the leaves. Rest I think are I. >> oppositifolia. >> *Impatiens oppositifolia* : Flowers axillary solitary or 2-3 >> together.(Lower left picture).Leaves linear lanceolate distinctly >> serrate.Lip conical like a hook. >> I*mpatiens tomentosa*: Flowers axillary solitary. Leaves upper linear, >> sessile obtuse subcordate.. Lower linear lanceolate, elliptic or ovate >> oblong; margins distinctly serrate. Upper surface hispid or tomentose, >> lower surface pale tomentose. Spur shorter than flower. >> >> Dr Satish Phadke >> >> >> On Mon, Oct 1, 2012 at 2:09 PM, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> [image: ... Kas >>> skyline]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F8035015844%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzcDVdj__6tKTqSABRfvEGMun25Rew> >>> Kas >>> plateau ... about 4000 ft asl >>> ... one of the 39 World Heritage sites in the Western Ghats of India >>> ------------------------------ >>> 19 OCT 07 >>> * Impatiens tomentosa * B. Heyne ex Wight & Arn. ... (family: >>> Balsaminaceae) >>> *im-PAY-shuns* -- impatient; referring to the seed pod's habit of >>> bursting open >>> *toh-men-TOH-suh* -- covered with fine, matted hairs >>> >>> *commonly known as*: marsh balsam • *Marathi*: फोंडा तेरडा phonda terda >>> *Endemic to*: Western Ghats (of India) >>> *References*: Flowers of >>> India<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flowersofindia.in%2Fcatalog%2Fslides%2FMarsh%2520Balsam.html&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzf2QrAimh3EIz-dSXpy1LyPAtW-5w>• >>> NPGS >>> / >>> GRIN<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ars-grin.gov%2Fcgi-bin%2Fnpgs%2Fhtml%2Ftaxon.pl%3F431411&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzcP5tgswipKTwGC0KhDqB4JT2DxYQ>• >>> *Further Flowers of Sahyadri* by Shrikant Ingalhalikar >>> [image: Impatiens >>> tomentosa]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F1651831694%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzeijFkacBlLnlRhmBuXL5HjyUdy0g> >>> >>> [image: Impatiens >>> tomentosa]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F1651861612%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzdd_b1qG9bEvKysBHRF3U3k_I8R0w> >>> [image: >>> Impatiens >>> tomentosa]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F1651089093%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzfsr3moA_sl3qRVzaZAi3LAecadOQ> >>> Regards. >>> Dinesh >>> >>> -- >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> > -- > > > > --
