Lal Terda / Opposite-Leaved Balsam
Impatiens oppositifolia
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Karnataka, Assam
- Flowering
- July-October
How to identify Lal Terda
Identify Lal Terda by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a herb habit.
- Confirm leaf arrangement: Opposite.
- Confirm leaf surface: Glabrous (smooth, hairless).
- Confirm flower colour: Pink.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: July-October.
- In India, compare location records such as Maharashtra, Karnataka, Assam.
- Confirm it sits within the Balsaminaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Lal Terda.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Impatiens oppositifolia
- Genus
- Impatiens
- Family
- Balsaminaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Evergreen forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Native to
- India, Myanmar, Sri Lanka
- Distribution
- India, Myanmar, Sri Lanka
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Karnataka, Assam
- Flowering & fruiting
- July-October
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (LC)
Leaf characters
- Leaf arrangement
- OppositerecordedTwo leaves arise from the stem at the same point, facing each other.
- Leaf surface
- Glabrous (smooth, hairless)recorded
Typical of the family
Characters marked “recorded” are for Lal Terda itself; the rest are typical of the Balsaminaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Pinkrecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Solitary
- Fruit
- Capsule
Characters marked “recorded” are for Lal Terda itself; the rest are typical of the Balsaminaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Marathi
- लाल तेरडा Lal terda
About Lal Terda
A member of the Balsaminaceae family, Opposite-Leaved Balsam (Impatiens oppositifolia) is a herb. In India it has been recorded in Maharashtra, Karnataka and Assam. It grows in evergreen forests. Flowering and fruiting run from July to October.
Balsaminaceae
Balsam/Touch-me-not family
Lal Terda belongs to the Balsaminaceae family.
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