ID of this Balsam species

subhasis roy

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Nov 28, 2023, 2:32:37 PM11/28/23

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Dear all,

Found and photographed this Impatiens at Upper Samdong, East Sikkim in the month of July 2022. Is it Impatiens stenantha? Please id this flower.

Regards,

Subhasis Roy

Sikkim

Balsam sp fb 365A6593.JPG

Balsam sp. fb 365A6151.JPG

Balsam sp. fb 365A6591.JPG

Saroj Kasaju

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Nov 29, 2023, 2:22:22 AM11/29/23

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My guess is Impatiens racemosa DC. !

Thank you.

Saroj Kasaju

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subhasis roy

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Nov 29, 2023, 2:39:18 PM11/29/23

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Thank you for your reply sir. But I have seen Impatiens resemosa, which has a hood-like upper petal. Actually I was confused between Impatiens stenantha and Impatiens drepanophora, which I thought it may be, though I am not sure about these two. Please review your id sir.

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Subhasi Roy

Saroj Kasaju

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Nov 29, 2023, 11:22:35 PM11/29/23

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Images are not so clear ! Could be drepanophora !

Thank you.

Saroj Kasaju

J.M. Garg

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Dec 9, 2023, 3:40:28 AM12/9/23

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Can it be
https://efloraofindia.com/2011/03/06/impatiens-stenantha/?

Quite confusing with
https://efloraofindia.com/2017/07/27/impatiens-drepanophora/

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Balsam sp fb 365A6593.JPG

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subhasis roy

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Dec 11, 2023, 11:07:56 AM12/11/23

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Sir,

Can I consider it Impatiens stenantha ?

Regards,

Subhasis Roy,

Sikkim

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J.M. Garg

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Dec 23, 2023, 2:02:48 AM12/23/23

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We can tentatively keep it there for the time being.

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