Wild Balsam

[mani nair]

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.

[Gurcharan Singh]

Thanks Mani ji for upload

Similar plant I. glanduligera grows in Kashmir. Wait for upload when I reach "I"

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[tanay bose]

I think this is Impatiens glandulifera commonly known as Himalayan Balsam.

Tanay

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[Dinesh Valke]

... 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.

[mani nair]

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.

[Gurcharan Singh]

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/ 

[mani nair]

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.

[nabha meghani]

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 -----

[nabha meghani]

Why is it said तेरड्याचा रंग तीन दिवस? Does the color fades after three days?

[Tabish]

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" <nabha-megh...@gmx.de> 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 ; indian...@googlegroups.com
>   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 <singh...@gmail.com> 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 <mani.na...@gmail.com> 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 <dinesh.va...@gmail.com> 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 <tanaybos...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>           I think this is Impatiens glandulifera commonly known as Himalayan Balsam.
>           Tanay
>

>           On Sat, Aug 7, 2010 at 5:51 PM, Gurcharan Singh <singh...@gmail.com> 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/ 
>

[Pankaj Kumar]

Thanks for sharing Tabish sir. I didnt know that etymology!!!!
Regards
Pankaj