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Impatiens sivarajanii

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Impatiens sivarajanii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Balsaminaceae
Genus: Impatiens
Species:
I. sivarajanii
Binomial name
Impatiens sivarajanii
M. Kumar & Sequiera

Impatiens sivarajanii is a species of flowering plant in the family Balsaminaceae. It is endemic to Kerala in India. It was described from Silent Valley National Park in 1996.[1]

This perennial herb grows as an epiphyte on mossy tree trunks. It has a purple-tinged white tuber. The plant grows about 10 centimeters long. The cream-white flowers are about 2 centimeters long. The fruit capsule contains tiny orange hair-tufted seeds.[1]

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