A reply: "Hi, Yes it is Impatiens minor (=I. kleinii) only but white flowered. From: Dr. V.Bhaskar"
On 24 October 2012 13:28, jmgarg1 <[email protected]> wrote: > Forwarding again for Id confirmation or otherwise please. > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: mohina macker <[email protected]> > Date: 15 October 2012 18:46 > Subject: [efloraofindia:135185] impatiens minor, hopefully > To: [email protected] > > > impatiens minor, hopefully > last week at mahabeleshwar > unfortunately the images are not very good > but the glands at the base of the leaf can be seen > I am quoting an earlier mail between Prashant Ji and Tabish Ji > regards > mohina macker > > I think this flower should be Impatiens minor (Syn: I. kleinii) > An identifying feature of this plant is that the leaves have two large > glands on the margins near the base of the leaf. In the two pictures > by Swagat, the leaves show two glands at the base. > http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Lesser%20Balsam.html > Prashant's flower should also be Impatiens minor. > Best wishes > - Tabish > > > -- > > > > > > > -- > 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 1980 members & > 1,33,000 messages on 30/9/12) or Efloraofindia website: > https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/ (with a species database > of more than 7500 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 1980 members & 1,33,000 messages on 30/9/12) or Efloraofindia website: https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/ (with a species database of more than 7500 species). Also author of 'A Photoguide to the Birds of Kolkata & Common Birds of India'. --
