Handsome Flowered Balsam
Impatiens pulcherrima
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Goa
- Flowering
- July-December
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Impatiens pulcherrima
- Genus
- Impatiens
- Family
- Balsaminaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Evergreen forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Goa
- Flowering & fruiting
- July-December
- Conservation status
- Vulnerable (VU)
Leaf characters
- Leaf arrangement
- AlternaterecordedOne leaf per node, arranged in a spiral or zigzag up the stem.
- Leaf surface
- Glabrous (smooth, hairless)recorded
Typical of the family
Characters marked “recorded” are for Handsome Flowered Balsam 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 Handsome Flowered Balsam itself; the rest are typical of the Balsaminaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Marathi
- ढाल तेरडा
About Handsome Flowered Balsam
Handsome Flowered Balsam (Impatiens pulcherrima) belongs to the Balsaminaceae family, where it grows as a herb. In India it has been recorded in Maharashtra and Goa. It grows in evergreen forests. Flowering and fruiting run from July to December.
Balsaminaceae
Balsam/Touch-me-not family
Handsome Flowered Balsam belongs to the Balsaminaceae family.
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