Thanks for sharing Tabish sir. I didnt know that etymology!!!! Regards Pankaj
On Sun, Aug 8, 2010 at 1:37 AM, Tabish <[email protected]> wrote: > This should be Impatiens balsamina only. Although it is cultivated as > a garden plant, it is also found wild. Of course various cultivars of > Impatiens balsamina exist with flowers of various colors, and also > double-flowered. > Exploding pods is a characteristic of all Balsam species, that is > why the genus name is Impatiens (Impatient seed pod!) > - Tabish > > On Aug 8, 12:55 am, "nabha meghani" <[email protected]> wrote: >> 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)
