Impatiens bicornuta Wall.

 
  • Family : BALSAMINACEAE
    (Balsam Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : GUL-MEHNDI FAMILY (गुलमेंहदी फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Balsaminaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Impatiens cristigera Edgew. ex Hook.f. & Thomson; Impatiens pradhanii H.Hara
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Impatiens bicornuta Wall.
  • Common name : Horned balsam
  • Vernacular name :
    • Raja babu (Nepali)
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Grassland by water and understorie inTemperate forests of Eastern and Western Himalayas, altitude 2700-3000 m.
  • Flower, Fruit : July-October
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
  • Native : East Himalaya, India, Nepal, Tibet, West Himalaya
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Himalaya to South Tibet
  • Literature :
    • Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 90
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Impatiens bicornuta. Downloaded on 13 October 2024.

India Distribution

World Distribution

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