Pan India Bouquets

Impatiens bicolor Royle

Family : Balsaminaceae
(Balsam Family)
Family (Hindi name) : GUL-MEHNDI FAMILY (गुलमेंहदी फैमिली)
Family (as per The APG System III) : Balsaminaceae
Synonym(s) : Impatiens amphorata Edgew.; Impatiens amphorata var. pallens (Edgew.) Hook.f.; Impatiens longicornu Wall.; Impatiens pallens Edgew.; Impatiens picta Knowles & Westc.; Impatiens roylei Klotzsch; Impatiens umbrosa Edgew.
Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Impatiens bicolor Royle
Common name : Amphora balsam
Habit : Annual herb
Habitat : On shaded slopes of Western Himalayas, altitude 1600-2500 m.
Flower, Fruit : August-September
Distribution :
- Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
Native : India, West Himalaya
Exotic/Native : Native
World Distribution : West Himalaya.
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 bicolor. Downloaded on 10 December 2023.