That is what happens. When we read "wild", completely ignored so common cultivated balsam. Thanks Dinesh ji
-- Dr. Gurcharan Singh Retired Associate Professor SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ On Sat, Aug 7, 2010 at 8:06 PM, mani nair <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks, Gurcharan ji, Tanay ji and Dinesh ji. Yes, I think Dinesh ji's ID > is right. This flower is also known by the name balsam. In Mumbai and > surrounding areas it flowers during monsoon. Mostly found near railway > tracks, vacant lands etc. The cultivated variety we use for Puja. I am > sending one more photo of the plant which is white in color. Gurcharan ji, > I am eagerly waiting for your "I" series to start. > > Regards, > > Mani. > > > > > > > On Sat, Aug 7, 2010 at 7:54 PM, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]>wrote: > >> ... thinking it to be the common balsam, *Impatiens balsamina*, >> >> commonly known as: balsam, impatiens, jewel weed, ladies' slippers, rose >> balsam, spotted snapweed, touch-me-not • Bengali: দোপাটি dopati • Gujarati: >> ગુલમેંદી gulmendi • Hindi: गुलमेहंधी gulmehendi • Kannada: ಕರ್ಣಮಮ್ಡಲ >> karnamamdala • Kashmiri: बन्-तिल् ban-til, ततूर् tatur • Konkani: चिर्डा >> chirda • Malayalam: തിലം ഓണപ്പു thilam oonappuu • Marathi: गुलमेंधी >> gulmendi, तेरडा terada • Nepalese: तिउरी tiuree • Oriya: haragaura • >> Punjabi: bantil, tatura • Sanskrit: दुष्परिजती dushparijati • Tamil: >> காசித்தும்பை kaci-t-tumpai • Telugu: గులివింద gulivinda, ముద్ద గోరింత mudda >> gorinta • Urdu: مينہدي گل gul mehendi >> >> >> Regards. >> >> >> On Sat, Aug 7, 2010 at 7:36 PM, tanay bose <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> I think this is *Impatiens glandulifera* commonly known as Himalayan >>> Balsam. >>> >>> Tanay >>> >>> >>> >>> On Sat, Aug 7, 2010 at 5:51 PM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]>wrote: >>> >>>> Thanks Mani ji for upload >>>> Similar plant I. glanduligera grows in Kashmir. Wait for upload when I >>>> reach "I" >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Dr. Gurcharan Singh >>>> Retired Associate Professor >>>> SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 >>>> Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. >>>> Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 >>>> http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ <http://people.du.ac.in/%7Esinghg45/> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Sat, Aug 7, 2010 at 5:39 PM, mani nair <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Dear friends, >>>>> >>>>> Sending pictures of wild balsam growing near the railway tracks on the >>>>> Diva-Vasai route. The flowers are attracted to butterflies and * >>>>> Hummingbird* Hawk-*moth* (Macroglossum stellatarum). >>>>> >>>>> Hope you like it. >>>>> >>>>> Regards, >>>>> >>>>> Mani. >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Tanay Bose >>> +91(033) 25550676 (Resi) >>> 9830439691(Mobile) >>> >>> >>> >> >
