Pan India Bouquets

Impatiens scabrida DC.

Family : Balsaminaceae
(Balsam Family)
Family (Hindi name) : GUL-MEHNDI FAMILY (गुलमेंहदी फैमिली)
Family (as per The APG System III) : Balsaminaceae
Synonym(s) : Balsamina cristata (Wall.) Ser.; Impatiens calycina Wall.; Impatiens cristata Wall.; Impatiens hamiltoniana D.Don
Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Impatiens scabrida DC.
Common name : Rugged yellow balsam, Scabby balsam
Vernacular name : Tilura, Rindlya (Hindi); Areli, Tiuri Jhar, Areli, Tiuri jhar (Nepali)
Habit : Annual herb
Habitat : Forest understories, thickets along riverbank, shaded moist places in Himalayas, altitude about 2200-3300 m.
Flower, Fruit : September-October
Distribution :
- Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
Native : East Himalaya, India, Nepal, Tibet
Exotic/Native : Native
World Distribution : Nepal to North Sikkim
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
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 scabrida. Downloaded on 5 December 2023.