Impatiens balsamina L.

Taxonomy: Plantae > Tracheophyta > Equisetopsida > Ericales > Balsaminaceae > Impatiens > I. balsamina

Description: Erect annual herbs up to 60 cm tall; stems simple or branched. Leaves alternate, 2.5-9 x 0.8-2.2 cm, lanceolate-elliptic, base narrowed, margins serrate, apex acute to acuminate; petioles 1-4 cm long, glandular. Flowers solitary or 2-3 in axillary fascicles, rose or white; pedicels to 1.5 cm long. Lateral sepals 2-3 mm long, ovate; lip 1-1.6 cm long, cymbiform, petaloid; spur 1.2-2.2 cm long, incurved. Standard petal c. 1 cm long, ovate; wings c. 2 cm long, obovate, deeply notched; auricles ovate-rounded. Capsules 1-1.5 cm long, ellipsoid, tomentose. Seeds globose, tubercled.

Flowering and Fruiting: March-October

Uses: Ayurveda, Folk medicine, Unani, Siddha, Traditional chinese medicine. Widely cultivated in gardens as ornamental.

Cultivation: Cultivated

References

http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org

https://indiabiodiversity.org