Impatiens bicolor Royle

Species

Angiosperms > Ericales > Balsaminaceae > Impatiens

Characteristics

A herb. It grows 1 m tall. The lower part is woody. The leaves are alternate and 8-13 cm long. They are oval and wavy along the edge. The flowers are crowded in the axils of the upper leaves.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.9
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

It is a tropical plant.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 6-11

Usage

Uses -
Edible seeds
Therapeutic use Hypertension (fruit), Hypertension (seed)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) 21 - 30
Germination temperacture (C°) 21 - 23
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Impatiens bicolor world distribution map, present in India, Nepal, and Pakistan

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:373985-1
WFO ID wfo-0001284904
COL ID 3PJH3
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Impatiens picta Impatiens amphorata Impatiens pallens Impatiens umbrosa Impatiens bicolor Impatiens roylei Impatiens amphorata var. umbrosa Impatiens bicolor subsp. bicolor Impatiens amphorata var. pallens