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Impatiens acaulis

Kemmengundi, Karnataka, 27 Aug 2005

The endamic flowers of Western Ghats. The plant derives its scientific name Impatiens ("impatient") and the common name "touch-me-not" from the plant's seed pods. When the seeds pods mature, they "explode" when touch ed, sending seeds several metres away


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