Impatiens platypetala

Impatiens platypetala

''Impatiens platypetala'' is variable species of perennial ''Impatiens'' discovered on the island of Java and widespread throughout Indonesia. It reaches 1 m high, with bright orange flowers that have a white eye in the center. The ovate to lanceolate-ovate leaves are 5 to 12 cm long. It produces the anthocyanin aurantinidin.
Taxonomy
KingdomPlantae
DivisionAngiosperms
ClassEudicots
OrderEricales
FamilyBalsaminaceae
GenusImpatiens
SpeciesI. platypetala
Photographed in
Indonesia