Impatiens balsamina L.

 
  • Family : BALSAMINACEAE
    (BALSAM FAMILY)
  • Family (as per The Plant List) : Balsaminaceae
  • Species : Impatiens balsamina
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Impatiens balsamina L.
  • Common name : Garden Balsam, Blackberry Trifle, Balsam plant
  • Vernacular name : Gul mandi (Hin.); Gourihoo, Karna kundala (Kan.); Haragaura (Ori.); Tairinee (San.)
  • Key identification features : A bushy annual with delicate succulent stem crowded with simple, toothed and elongated leaves. Flowers are attractive, axillary and of various colours (red, pink, white) and sepals with an elongated spur that is characteristic of these flowers. Fruit is a dehiscent capsule, enclosing many seeds.
  • Habit : Herb
  • Flower, Fruit : August-February
  • Comments : Occasional in Eastern Ghats in hilly regions at low levels.
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Distribution Locality : Kolar district (Karnataka State); Ahobilam R.F. (Kurnool district), Malleswarakona Hills (Nellore district), Araku Valley (Visakhapatnam district) (Andhra Pradesh State)
  • World Distribution : Tropical Asia
  • Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2002 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 1; H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1994- Flora of Orissa Vol. 1 ; R. S. Rao and S. H. Sreeramulu, 1986 - Flora of Srikakulam District; N.P.Singh, 1988. Flora of Eastern Karnataka
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Arun Singh R., Deepak Kumar, Raja K Swamy and Navendu Page (2016). Digital Flora of Eastern Ghats. http://easternghats.ces.iisc.ernet.in/plants.php?name=Impatiens balsamina. Downloaded on 21 November 2024.

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