via Species <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-species> > I <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-species/i> > *Impatiens pulcherrima* Dalz. [image: Impatiens pulcherrima Dalz.]<http://www.flickr.com/photos/dinesh_valke/5969945262/>
[image: Flowers of India]<http://www.flowersofindia.in/catalog/slides/Handsome%20Flowered%20Balsam.html>[image: Discussions at efloraofindia]<https://groups.google.com/forum/?hl=en#%21searchin/indiantreepix/Impatiens%20pulcherrima>[image: more views in flickr]<http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=Impatienspulcherrima&m=tags&z=m>[image: more views on Google Earth]<http://api.flickr.com/services/feeds/geo/india/&tags=Impatienspulcherrima&format=kml_nl> *im-PAY-shuns* -- impatient; referring to the seed pod's habit of bursting open *pul-KAIR-ih-muh* -- beautiful *commonly known as*: handsome flowered balsam<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/english/handsome-flowered-balsam> , western hill balsam<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/english/western-hill-balsam> • Marathi: ढाल तेरडा dhal-terda<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/marathi/dhala-terada-dhal-terda> *botanical name*: *Impatiens pulcherrima* Dalz. ... *synonyms*: no synonym - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Photographed at base of Tikona fort (~2700ft asl) on 23 JUL 11 ... more at http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=Impatienspulcherrima&w=91314344%40N00&m=tags Would like to know the names of this plant in Konkani, Kannada and Malayalam. Regards. Dinesh
