Impatiens

  • Filed As

    Balsaminaceae
    Impatiens

  • Collector(s)

    F. Kingdon-Ward 18702, 29 Jul 1949

  • Location

    India. Khasi Hills, Shillong.

  • Habitat

    Amongst scrub and in pastures, half shaded. Also in forest, in deep shade. Scattered, not rare.

  • Description

    Flowers white, but drying yellow; often turning reddish as it passes over. Leaves dark purple beneath. Amongst scrub and in pastures, half shaded. Also in forest, in deep shade. Scattered, not rare.

  • Collection Notes

    Flora of India and Burma.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 02652659

    Occurrence ID: 9fad3f2a-876b-4a75-96fd-970b4d521c4d

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Ericales

  • Family

    Balsaminaceae

  • All Determinations

    Impatiens

  • Region

    Asia

  • Country

    India

  • Locality

    Khasi Hills, Shillong.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1524 m. (5000 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    25.5657, 91.8966

  • Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

    6870

  • Georeferencing Method

    Georeferencing Quick Reference Guide, Version 2012. Coordinates of elevation 1524m nearest to centre of Shillong were located. linear extent was calculated as the distance between coordinates and farthest extent of Shillong forest. linear extent was used as the uncertainty radius.

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

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FLORA OF INDIA AND BURMA
Plants of Khasi Hills
£W YO/f
BOTANICAL
GardEF*
NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
Impatléns
Flowers white, but drying yellow; often turn
ing reddish as it passes over. Leaves dark
purple beneath. Amongst scrub and in past-»
ures, half shaded. Also in forest, in deep
shade. Scattered, not rare* Shillong at
5000 ft. elev.
July 29, I9i|9
Collected by F. IQngdon-Ward, No. 18702
Distributed by The New York Botanical Garden
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