Thanks Tabish ji I think you are right: serrate leaves, absence of bracteoles, glabrous stems and capsule, rounded lateral petals all go for I. edgeworthii. By the way, thanks for getting one more of my plants into FOI website, since I. scabrida is already there but not I. edgeworthii.
-- 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 Mon, Aug 9, 2010 at 12:52 PM, Pankaj Kumar <[email protected]>wrote: > WOW!! this is interesting Tabish sir.... > Regards > Pankaj > > > On Mon, Aug 9, 2010 at 12:18 PM, Tabish <[email protected]> wrote: > > Since so many Impatiens species are being discussed on efloraofindia, > > I think it would useful for people to know the unique structure of > > Impatiens flowers. I am attaching a drawing which I prepared for FOI, > > but never put up there. > > Cheers! > > - Tabish > > > > On Mon, Aug 9, 2010 at 12:14 PM, Tabish <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Dear Gurcharan ji, > >> I am mesmerized by your flowers from Kashmir, which are arriving in > >> waves! > >> This one, I think, should be Impatiens edgeworthii, which is supposed > >> to be common in Kashmir. The rounded wings of the lateral united > >> petals are a distinguishing feature. > >> - Tabish > >> > >> On Aug 8, 9:08 am, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > >>> Impatiens scabrida DC from Kashmir, growing along streams and ponds in > >>> Kashmir, photographed from Baramula on June 24, 2010, > >>> > >>> Another species sometimes grown in gardens for ornamental use. > >>> > >>> Common names: > >>> English: Rugged yellow balsam, Scabby balsam > >>> Hindi: Rindlya, Tilura > >>> Nepal: Areli, Tiuri jhar > >>> > >>> -- > >>> 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: 9810359089http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ > >>> > >>> Impatiens-scabrida-Kashmir-a.jpg > >>> 263KViewDownload > >>> > >>> Impatiens-scabrida-Kashmir-b.jpg > >>> 270KViewDownload > >>> > >>> Impatiens-scabrida-Kashmir-c.jpg > >>> 217KViewDownload > > > > > > > > -- > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Tabish Qureshi Phone: 011-26981753, 32959320(res) > > Department of Physics Email: [email protected] > > Jamia Millia Islamia Webpage: http://tabish.freeshell.org > > New Delhi - 110025. > > http://www.jamia-physics.net > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > >
