Impatiens tripetala Roxb. ex DC.

 
  • Family : BALSAMINACEAE
    (Balsam Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : GUL-MEHNDI FAMILY (गुलमेंहदी फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Balsaminaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Balsamina hortensis J.St.-Hil.; Impatiens longirama Hook.f.; Impatiens ternifolia Buch.-Ham. ex Hook.f. & Thomson
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Impatiens tripetala Roxb. ex DC.
  • Habit : Herbs
  • Habitat : Moist forests
  • Key identification features : Erect herbs up to 1.5 m high; Stems stout with swollen nodes, mauve coloured; Leaves elliptic-Ianceolate; Flowers variegated pink; Capsules narrow-oblong.
  • Flower, Fruit : April- August
  • Distribution :
    • Sikkim : Sikkim
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Changlang, Kamenl, Siang, Subansiri, Tirap
    • Assam : Assam
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Myanmar, Nepal
  • Literature :
    • P.K . Hajra ., D.M. Verma and G.S. Giri (1996). Materials For The Flora Of Arunachal Pradesh , Vol (1), Pg : 286
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Impatiens tripetala. Downloaded on 4 October 2024.

India Distribution

World Distribution

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