Impatiens stocksii

Impatiens stocksii is a species of flowering plant in the family Balsaminaceae. It is endemic to the Western Ghats. [1][2][3][4][5]

Impatiens stocksii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Balsaminaceae
Genus: Impatiens
Species:
I. stocksii
Binomial name
Impatiens stocksii
Hook.f. & Thomson

Description

It is an epiphytic, scapigerous, tuberous herb, growing up to 15 cm high. There are 2-5 leaves per tuber. Broadly ovate radical leaves are crenate at marigins, pubescent above and glabrous below. 2-7 flowered Inflorescence is 3 – 8.5 cm long racemose scape. White fowers are 1 – 1.5 cm across with ovate glabrous light green bracts. Lateral sepals are ovate, acute at apex and light green. White standard petal is suborbicular, forming a small sac-like structure at base. Wing petals white with a tuft of yellow hairs at base of mid-lobe. It is three lobed with mid-lobe broader than distal and basal lobes.White lip is saccate, deep and acute at apex, has a yellow spot. Spur is absent.[1][2][3][4]

Range

Southern Western Ghats

Habitat

It grows as an epiphyte in evergreen forests

References
  1. https://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Stocks%20Balsam.html
  2. file:///C:/Users/peele/Downloads/Rheedea21_23-80.pdf
  3. "Impatiens stocksii Hook. f. & Thomson | Species". India Biodiversity Portal. Retrieved 2023-08-02.
  4. "Impatiens stocksii Hook.f. & Thomson | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2023-08-02.
  5. "Herbarium JCB". flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in. Retrieved 2023-08-02.


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