903
Impatiens
oppositifolia L.,
Synonym
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Balsamina oppositifolia (L.) DC.
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Family
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Balsaminaceae
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Flowering and fruiting period
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July-October
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Distribution
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South
India, Myanmar and Sri Lanka
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Distribution in Kerala
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Palakkad,
Idukki, Thrissur, Wayanad
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Habitat
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Evergreen forests and grasslands
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Uses
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Used as a
ornamental plant
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Key
Botanical Characters:
Herbs,stem
branched ,semiorbicular at base,quadrangular ,glabarous and green
above;Leaves opposite decussate ,hairy mostly nerves above . Flowers 2 or 3 per
axil, 1-1.6 cm across, lilac to pink with violet throat; Capsules asymmetrically ellipsoid or
lanceoloid to oblanceoloid, seeds globose, c. 0.5 mm,
glabrous, shining, black to brown, funicle present.
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