''Impatiens platypetala'' is variable species of perennial ''

Impatiens ''Impatiens'' is a genus of more than 1,000 species of flowering plants, widely distributed throughout the Northern Hemisphere and the tropics. Together with the genus ''Hydrocera'' (one species), ''Impatiens'' make up the family Balsaminaceae. ...

'' discovered on the island of

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and widespread throughout

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. It reaches high, with bright orange flowers that have a white eye in the center. The ovate to lanceolate-ovate leaves are long. It produces the anthocyanin

aurantinidin Aurantinidin is a water-soluble, red plant dye. It is a member of the class of compounds known as anthocyanidins and is a hydroxy derivative of pelargonidin. Aurantinidin has been reported to occur in '' Impatiens aurantiaca'' (Balsaminaceae), a ...

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platypetala Flora of Malesia Plants described in 1846 {{Ericales-stub