Impatiens racemosa DC.

 
  • Family : BALSAMINACEAE
    (Balsam Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : GUL-MEHNDI FAMILY (गुलमेंहदी फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Balsaminaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Impatiens micrantha D.Don; Impatiens microsciadia Hook.f.; Impatiens tingens Edgew.; Petalonema racemosum (DC.) Peter
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Impatiens racemosa DC.
  • Common name : Yellow Long-Tailed Balsam
  • Vernacular name :
    • Tantari, Anchirna (Nepali)
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Broadleaved and montane forest, rocky places, pathsides, stream margins; altitudes 915 - 3000 m.
  • Flower, Fruit : May-November
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
    • Sikkim : North Sikkim (Mangan) district,East Sikkim (Gangtok) district,West Sikkim (Geyzing) district
    • West Bengal : Darjeeling district
    • Himachal Pradesh : Kinnaur district
  • Native : China, East Himalaya, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, Tibet, West Himalaya
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Himalaya to North Thailand
  • Literature :
    • Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 91
    • GRIERSON A.J.C. & LONG D.G. (1983). FLORA OF BHUTAN INCLUDING A RECORD OF PLANTS FROM SIKKIM Vol. 2: Part 1. ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN, EDINBURGH: 97
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Impatiens racemosa. Downloaded on 13 October 2024.

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