Pan India Bouquets

Impatiens balfourii Hook.f.

Family : Balsaminaceae
(Balsam Family)
Family (Hindi name) : GUL-MEHNDI FAMILY (गुलमेंहदी फैमिली)
Family (as per The APG System III) : Balsaminaceae
Synonym(s) : Impatiens mathildae Chiov.
Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Impatiens balfourii Hook.f.
Common name : Balfour's touch-me-not, Balfour's balsam, Kashmir balsam
Habit : Annual herb
Habitat : Banks of rivers, on roadsides, and wastelands in Western Himalayas
Comments / notes : It thrives in cool and moist areas, at an altitude of 100–600 metres
Flower, Fruit : July-October
Distribution :
- Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
Native : India, Pakistan
Exotic/Native : Native
World Distribution : Western Himalayas and Albania, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, France, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Switzerland
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
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 balfourii. Downloaded on 1 December 2023.