Impatiens sivarajanii
Impatiens sivarajanii is a species of flowering plant in the family Balsaminaceae. It is endemic to Kerala in India. It was described from Silent Valley National Park in 1996.[1]
| Impatiens sivarajanii | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Balsaminaceae |
| Genus: | Impatiens |
| Species: | I. sivarajanii |
| Binomial name | |
| Impatiens sivarajanii M. Kumar & Sequiera | |
This perennial herb grows as an epiphyte on mossy tree trunks. It has a purple-tinged white tuber. The plant grows about 10 centimeters long. The cream-white flowers are about 2 centimeters long. The fruit capsule contains tiny orange hair-tufted seeds.[1]
References
- Kumar, M. and S. Sequiera. (1996). Imapatiens sivarajanii - A new species of Balsaminaceae from Silent Valley National Park, Kerala, India. Rheedia 6(2) 51-4.
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