Pan India Bouquets

Impatiens arguta Hook.f. & Thomson

Family : Balsaminaceae
(Balsam Family)
Family (Hindi name) : GUL-MEHNDI FAMILY (गुलमेंहदी फैमिली)
Family (as per The APG System III) : Balsaminaceae
Synonym(s) : Impatiens namchabarwensis R.J.Morgan; Y.M.Yuan & X.J.Ge; Impatiens roingensis Hareesh; A.Joe & M.Sabu; Impatiens taliensis Lingelsh. & Borza
Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Impatiens arguta Hook.f. & Thomson
Common name : East Himalayan balsam, Blue Dream
Vernacular name : Dhumdhakuva (Assamese)
Habit : Perennial herb
Habitat : Along streams, thicklets and grassy slopes of Eastern Himalayas, altitude 900-2100 m.
Flower, Fruit : July-October
Distribution :
- Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
- West Bengal : Darjeeling district
Native : China, East Himalaya, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Tibet
Exotic/Native : Native
World Distribution : India to China (South-East Sichuan, North-West & Central Yunnan) and Myanmar
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; 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: 92-94
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Navendu Page, Deepak Kumar (2020). Pan India Bouquets. http://flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in/pan/plants.php?name=Impatiens arguta. Downloaded on 3 June 2023.