Impatiens pulcherrima Dalzell, Hooker’s J. Bot. Kew Gard. Misc. 2: 37 1850.;
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im-PAY-shuns — impatient; referring to the seed pod’s habit of bursting openDave’s Botanary
pul-KAIR-ih-muh — beautifulDave’s Botanary
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commonly known as: handsome flowered balsam, western hill balsam • Marathi: ढाल तेरडा dhal-terda
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Endemic to: Western Ghats (of India) 
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Names of Plants in India :: Impatiens pulcherrima:
Impatiens pulcherrima Dalz.
[image: Impatiens pulcherrima Dalz.] <http://www.flickr.com/photos/dinesh_valke/5969945262/>
[image: Flowers of India] <http://www.flowersofindia.HandsomeFloweredBal…>[image: Discussions at efloraofindia] <https://groups.google.com/indiantreepix/Impa…>
[image: more views on Google Earth] <http://api.flickr.com/&tags=Impatienspulcher…>
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.indiannamesofplants/english/h…>,
western hill balsam <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/w…>
• Marathi: ढाल तेरडा dhal-terda <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/d…>
botanical name: Impatiens pulcherrima Dalz. … synonyms: no synonym  – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
Photographed at base of Tikona fort (~2700ft asl) on 23 JUL 11

Would like to know the names of this plant in Konkani, Kannada and Malayalam.


im-PAY-shuns — impatient; referring to the seed pod’s habit of bursting open … Dave’s Botanary
pul-KAIR-ih-muh — beautiful … Dave’s Botanary

commonly known as: handsome-flowered balsam, western hill balsam • Kannada: dhalu kundala ಡಾಲು ಕುಂಡಲ • Konkani: ढाल चिरडो dhal chirdo • Marathi: ढाल तेरडा dhal-terda

botanical namesImpatiens pulcherrima Dalzell … synonyms: none known … POWO

Bibliography / etymology

~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~
handsome-flowered balsam, western hill balsam
~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~
dhalu kundala ಡಾಲು ಕುಂಡಲ
~~~~~ KONKANI ~~~~~
ढाल चिरडो dhal chirdo
  • name coined, for want of name; ढाल dhal = shield; चिरडो chirdo = generic name for most of Impatiens species … the flower alludes to a shield
  • Enumeration of plants from Gomantak India with a note on botanical excursions to the Castlerock area by V D Vartak
~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~
ബാൾസം balsam
  • Many thanks to Sam Kuzhalanattu for help with this name … efloraofindia
~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~
ढाल तेरडा dhal-terda
  • name coined, for want of name, by Shrikant Ingalhalikar, the author of Flowers of Sahyadri, the first among the three field guides to identify plants of northern Western Ghats of India, based on flowers … ढाल dhal = shield; तेरडा terda = generic name for most of Impatiens species … the flower alludes to a shield
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Names compiled / updated at
https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2023/03/impatiens-pulcherrima-dalzell.html


We can call it in Malayalam as ബാൾസം Balsam.


Let us prefer not to spell English names in Malayalam. It will be charming if we coin a name in regional language OR go without a name.


Here, we Malayalees commonly calling this kind of balsam plant in Malayalam as ബാൾസം Balsam.


I will shortly add the name ബാൾസം Balsam for this species.


I wanted to highlight the fact that the English name “balsam” is a common name given to every species of Impatiens, be it ornamental or wild.

I am assuming that this species, though occurring in the wild, perhaps is grown more commonly as ornamental in homes and gardens of Kerala.


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Balsaminaceae
Impatiens pulcherrima Dalz.
im-PAY-shuns — impatient; referring to the seed pod’s habit of bursting openDave’s Botanary
pul-KAIR-ih-muh — beautifulDave’s Botanary
commonly known as: handsome flowered balsam, western hill balsam • Marathi: ढाल तेरडा dhal-terda
Endemic to: Western Ghats (of India)
References: Flowers of India IAATFlowers of Sahyadri by Shrikant Ingalhalikar
at base of Koraigad on 08 OCT 11
Sharing few photographs of Impatiens pulcherrima.
Location: Korigad, Maharashtra.



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[efloraofindia:149136]Balsaminaceae, Geraniaceae and Oxalidaceae Week ::AK 05 :: Impatiens pulcherima : 7 images. 5 posts by 3 authors.

Here I’m sharing the photographs of Impatiens pulcherima, member of Family Balsaminaceae
Location : Ratnagiri, MH
Aug 2012.

Very good field pictures of ढाल तेरडा



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This is Impatiens pulcherrima I think. Captured in Southern Konkan, Maharashtra in September 2008.
Requested to please confirm the ID.

Certainly it is Impatiens pulcherrima.



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from Munnar– Dec’09?; 21st of October, 2008: Spice Garden, Munnar; Amboli- Sept’10?; Ammenahalli, Uttara Kannada– Oct 2010; Flora of Uttara Kannada | 30Nov2010AR01 – efloraofindia | Google Groups Another beautiful balsam – efloraofindia | Google Groups 2 sp.Impatiens – indiantreepix | Google Groups


 

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These flowers was seen aplenty by the roadside in Tamhini ghat near Pune, MH in Aug 2019.
I guess this is Impatiens pulcherrima.

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