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1. Introduction Impatiens are a genus of plants belonging to the family Balsaminaceae. The family Balsaminaceae consists of two genera. One being Impatiens and the other Hydrocera with only one species - Hydrocera triflora. Impatiens is however a large and diverse genus with more than 1000 species of plants. Impatiens
About Velliangiri Mountains Velliangiri hills is a known to the others as a pilgrimage center and people see it as "sacred". For for plant lovers like me, it is a paradise of plant diversity! The Velliangiri hills constitute of different varieties of forests that occur at different altitudes. As the