Impatiens cathcartii Hook.f.

 
  • Family : BALSAMINACEAE
    (Balsam Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : GUL-MEHNDI FAMILY (गुलमेंहदी फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Balsaminaceae
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Impatiens cathcartii Hook.f.
  • Habit : Herbs
  • Habitat : Shaded stream bank in forests
  • Key identification features : Herbs up to 1 m high, woody at base; Leaves elliptic-lanceolate; Flowers in racemes, pink, whitish violet with spot on tip; Capsules linear.
  • Flower, Fruit : October- January
  • Distribution :
    • Sikkim : Sikkim
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Kameng, Subansiri
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : India, Bhutan
  • Literature :
    • P.K . Hajra ., D.M. Verma and G.S. Giri (1996). Materials For The Flora Of Arunachal Pradesh , Vol (1), Pg : 280
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Impatiens cathcartii. Downloaded on 11 October 2024.

India Distribution

World Distribution

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