Impatiens cordata is balsam endemic to the southern Western Ghats of India. Like others in the genus, they are annual herbs growing under a foot tall with the stems prostrate. The leaves are alternate and have an ovate to cordate shape. The upper surface of the leaf is glossy and has a distinct petiole.The flowers are single or in pairs in shades of lilac with a darker purple centre. The lower sepals are funnel shaped and the spurs curve inwards.
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