Impatiens griffithii (PROSEA)

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Plant Resources of South-East Asia Introduction

List of species

Impatiens griffithii Hook. f. & Thomson

Family: Balsaminaceae

Vernacular names

• Malaysia: inai batu, inai bukit.

Distribution

Peninsular Malaysia.

Uses

The flowers may be used in the same way as the allied species Impatiens balsamina L. and Hydrocera triflora (L.) Wight & Arn., i.e. for dyeing fingernails red as a substitute for henna (Lawsonia inermis L.)

Observations

A slender herb, up to 60 cm tall, with pink flowers. It is found very locally in damp places on mountains at about 1000 m altitude.

Selected sources

12, 23, 42.