Forwarding again for any assistance in the matter please.
---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Wojciech Adamowski <[email protected]> Date: 10 November 2012 18:18 Subject: [efloraofindia:137923] Confusion with Impatiens bicolor To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Dear Indian Flora Lovers, I am greatly confused with Impatiens bicolor Royle (=I. amphorata Edgew.)…** **** The species comes from western and central Himalaya, aacording to some sources from NE Afghanistan, N Pakistan to Nepal. Original illustration of I. bicolor Royle depicts plant with bicolored, yellow and ****rosa** flowers**** http://www.botanicus.org/item/31753002075122 **** Also Flora of Pakistan depicts bicolored, yellow-rosa flowers http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=5&taxon_id=250071523 The same form is rare in cultivation in **Europe** (see photo on second page)**** http://paulshirleysucculents.wordpress.com/category/impatiens/ Plants with bicolored, yellow-rosa flowers were recently found in **** Portland**, **Oregon**, **USA******** http://www.clallam.net/WeedControl/assets/applets/Noxious_Weed_Triage.pdf ** ** However, on webpage Flowers of India flowers have no yellow color at all *** * http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Amphora%20Balsam.html **** One of these photos is very similar to photo described as **I.**pseudobicolor in Mr. Impatiens website **** http://www.mrimpatiens.com/scripts/gallery.php?gallery=species&image=Impatienspseudobicolor cedric basset.jpg **** Impatiens amphorata from Mr. Impatiens webpage – here also no yellow color** ** http://www.mrimpatiens.com/scripts/gallery.php?gallery=species&image=Impatiensamphorata.jpg **** Compare these pictures with **I.** devendrae**** http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Devendra's%20Balsam.html**** http://tai2.ntu.edu.tw/taiwania/pdf/tai.2010.55.1.13.pdf **** Almost identical shape of flower, even some orange/reddish markings on lateral petals. Only difference seems to be color, in the case of **I.**bicolor sensu Flowers of India less or more rosa/pink. Any opinions? **** There is also synonym (I. bicolor sensu De Wild) but this is African species, I. congolensis or group of species comprising I. niamniamensis, I. congolensis and **I.** densifolia (as far as I understand).   ; Wojciech -- -- 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 2000 members & 1,37,000 messages on 31/10/12) 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'. --
