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Impatiens fruticosa
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Family:
BALSAMINACEAE
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Citation: Impatiens fruticosa Lesch. ex DC., Prodr. 1: 687.1824; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 1:459.1874; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 143(102). 1915; Sasidh., Fl. Shenduruny WLS 50. 1997; Vivek. et al. in Hajra et al., Fl. India 4: 149. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 52. 1999; N.C. Rathakr. et al. in P. Daniel, Fl. Kerala 1: 541. 2005.
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Description:
Subshrubs. Leaves to 9 x 4 cm, ovate-elliptic, acute at apex, cuneate at base, glabrous or glabrescent, serrate, stipular glands at the base of the lamina; petiole to 3.5 cm. Sub-umbel axillary; peduncle to 5 cm; flowers white, 2.5 cm across; bracts slender, to 5 mm; sepals ovate, cuspidate. Fruit 1.5 cm, ellipsoid.
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Habit:
Shrub
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Flowering & Fruiting:
January-April
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District(s):
Idukki, Kollam
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Grasslands
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Distribution:
Southern Western Ghats
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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):
White, Pink
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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:
Southern Western Ghats
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IUCN status:
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Altitude:
-1000
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Localities:
Pandimotta, Karivepinshola
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