Impatiens odontosepala Hook. f . in Bull. Misc. Inform. 1910: 299. 1910.

Herbs. Leaves alternate, elliptic-oblong or oblanceolate to oblong-lanceolate, attenuate into petiole at base, long-acuminate at apex, crenulate along margins, 1 - 15 cm long, drying blackish-brown; nerves 6 - 10 pairs; petiole 3 - 5 cm long; glands below petiole absent. Flowers 1 - 4, fleshy, yellow, streaked with red; peduncles ca 4 cm long; pedicels 1 - 2 cm long; bracts lanceolate, acuminate, 1 - 1.5 cm long. Lateral sepals lanceolate, acuminate, appendaged at margins, ca 1.5 cm long. Lip navicular, mouth ca 2 cm long; spur obtuse, robust, incurved. Standard orbicular, acutely pointed at apex. Wings sessile,ca 2 - 2.5 cm long; basal lobes oblong, decurved , slightly emarginate;distal lobes little longer, erect, dolabriform; dorsal auricle rounded. Capsules linear, clavate, ca 15 cm long.

Fl. & Fr. Nov.

Distrib. India: E. Himalayas, ca 2200 m, rare. Manipur.

Endemic.