Characters | Impatiens wuyiensis | Impatiens platysepala | Impatiens chloroxantha |
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Leaves | |||
Abaxial color | Pale green and pale red | Pale green, rarely pale red | Pale green |
Lateral veins | 6–8 pairs | 8–11 pairs | 7–9 pairs |
Bracts | |||
Texture | Herbaceous | Thinly membranous | Thinly membranous |
Shape | Linear or narrowly ovate-lanceolate | Ovate-lanceolate | Ovate or narrowly ovate |
Size | 3–4 × ca. 0.5 mm | 10–12 × 4–6 mm | 8–11 × 4–5 mm |
Flower | |||
Color | Golden yellow | Pink | Yellow-green |
Lateral sepals | Densely purple-red spotted | Not spotted | Not spotted |
Upper petals | Middle with abaxial midvein clavate or corned | Middle with abaxial midvein cristate | Middle with abaxial midvein cristate |