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Impatiens concinna
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Family:
BALSAMINACEAE
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Citation: Impatiens concinna Hook.f., Fl. Brit. India 1:449.1874; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 141(100).1915; Vivek. et al. in Hajra et al., Fl. India 4: 134. 1997.
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Description:
Erect annual herbs, 15-25 cm high; stems stout, branched; branches ascending. Leaves opposite, 1.2-1.8 cm long, ovate-cordate, acute at apex, serrate, glandular; 3 lower serratures almost setaceous, nerves prominent beneath, subsessile; stipules setaceous or absent. Flowers ca 1 cm across, axillary, solitary, binate or in fascicles, rose-purple; pedicels shorter than the leaves. Lateral sepals ovate or ovate-lanceolate. Lip subequal to lateral sepals, cymbiform; spur very short, incurved. Standard orbicular, spurred. Wings 2-lobed; distal lobes dimidiate-ovate, clawed. Capsules ca 8 mm long, turgid in middle; seeds few, broader than long, subcompressed, black, shining.
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Habit:
Herb
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Flowering & Fruiting:
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District(s):
Idukki
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Near water courses in grasslands
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Distribution:
Southern Western Ghats (Kerala)
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Aquatic:
No
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Epiphyte(s):
No
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Saprophyte:
No
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Stem parasite:
No
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Root parasite:
No
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Flower colour(s):
Red, Purple
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Weed:
No
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Monocot/Dicot:
Dicotyledonous Plants
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Exotic:
No
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Garden:
No
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Edible:
No
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Vegetable:
No
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Endemic to:
Kerala
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IUCN status:
Endangered (EN)
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