Balsaminaceae, Geraniaceae and Oxalidaceae Week :: DV23 :: 25 SEP 07 13:35 :: Balsaminaceae » Impatiens balsamina garden variety in Mumbai

[Dinesh Valke]

Balsaminaceae, Geraniaceae and Oxalidaceae Week balsam, geranium, wood sorrel families Balsaminaceae Impatiens balsamina L. ... some cultivar

im-PAY-shuns -- impatient; referring to the seed pod's habit of bursting open ... Dave's Botanary bal-SAM-in-uh -- aromatic ... Dave's Botanary 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: ಕರ್ಣಕುಂಢಲ karnakundala, ಕರ್ಣಮಂಢಲ karnamandala • Kashmiri: बन्-तिल् ban-til, ततूर् tatur • Konkani: चिर्डा chirda, चिर्डो chirdo • 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 Native to: China, India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Malesia; cultivated as ornamental References: Flowers of India • PIER species info • NPGS / GRIN • Flowers of Sahyadri by Shrikant Ingalhalikar

at a resort garden in Mumbai on 25 SEP 07

Regards. Dinesh

[Dinesh Valke]

Balsaminaceae, Geraniaceae and Oxalidaceae Week balsam, geranium, wood sorrel families Balsaminaceae Impatiens balsamina L.

im-PAY-shuns -- impatient; referring to the seed pod's habit of bursting open ... Dave's Botanary bal-SAM-in-uh -- aromatic ... Dave's Botanary 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: ಕರ್ಣಕುಂಢಲ karnakundala, ಕರ್ಣಮಂಢಲ karnamandala • Kashmiri: बन्-तिल् ban-til, ततूर् tatur • Konkani: चिर्डा chirda, चिर्डो chirdo • 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 Native to: China, India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Malesia; cultivated as ornamental References: Flowers of India • PIER species info • NPGS / GRIN • Flowers of Sahyadri by Shrikant Ingalhalikar

at a resort garden in Mumbai on 25 SEP 07

Regards. Dinesh