Pan India Bouquets

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 : Annual 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
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
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 racemosa. Downloaded on 2 October 2023.