Oh, the cultivated looks very different from the wildone. Impatiens glandulifera is known here as Indisches Springkraut, because the pods explode. One finds these pkants along the water sometimes as high as 1,80 meters, In bavaria people are very unhappy that this plant destroying the local vegetation. Globalisation is accompanied by such problems. Trains and ships bring not only goods but also seed and other alien things too. Regards Nalini
----- Original Message ----- From: mani nair To: Gurcharan Singh Cc: Dinesh Valke ; tanay bose ; [email protected] Sent: Saturday, August 07, 2010 7:50 PM Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:43715] Wild Balsam Yes it is definitely wild and the cultivated one is little different. I am sending a photo of the cultivated balsam flower growing in our balcony. Regards, Mani. On Sat, Aug 7, 2010 at 8:48 PM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: 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/ 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)
