14/11/2023
#05
Botanical Name: Impatiens travancorica Bedd.
Family: Balsaminaceae
Common Name: Travancore Balsm
An annual, fleshy herb up to 30 cm tall, found growing on wet rocks. Leaves are crowded and rosulate towards tip, elliptic, nearly pointed, rounded toothed, fringed with hairs in crenatures. This species is endemic to Southern Western Ghats in Tamil Nadu and Kerala and assessed as Critically Endangered (CR).
Ref.
https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:374385-1 http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Travancore%20Balsam.html
Image: Dr. Manudev K.M.
Location: Kodayar Dam, Tamil Nadu
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