I too think that this could be Impatiens balsamina* *of Balsaminaceae family
Regards Giby On 4 June 2012 16:32, jmgarg1 <jmga...@gmail.com> wrote: > Forwarding again for Id confirmation or otherwise please. > > Some earlier relevant feedback: > > “... most probably, Impatiens balsamina var rosea. > > Recently Jui ji had posted similar balsam, ID as *Impatiens balsamina*var > *rosea* > Shrikant ji commented about length of spur determining the ID > https://groups.google.com/d/topic/indiantreepix/1MIYMzVwLAM/discussion.” > from Dinesh ji. > > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Satish Nikam <satish_ni...@yahoo.com> > Date: 22 November 2011 19:00 > Subject: [efloraindia:95888] identification no221111sn2 > To: Indiantrees Pics <indiantreepix@googlegroups.com> > > > Dear Friends, > Kindly ID this plant.Which Balsam is it?There is mass Balsams growing > here.Could there be differenent species? > location:mulshi,pune 3000ft. above msl > habitat:wild > plant habit:herb > height:2-3 ft. > leaves:-- > fruits:-- > thanks > regards > satish nikam > > > > > -- > With regards, > J.M.Garg > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 > 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' > The whole world uses my Image Resource of more than a *thousand species*& > eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. (arranged > alphabetically & place-wise): > http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg. You can also use > them for free as per Creative Commons license attached with each image. > For identification, learning, discussion & documentation of Indian Flora, > please visit/ join our Efloraofindia Google e-group: > http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix (more than 1870 members & > 1,18,000 messages on 31/5/12) or Efloraofindia website: > https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/ (with a species database > of more than 6500 species). > Also author of 'A Photoguide to the Birds of Kolkata & Common Birds of > India'. > > -- GIBY KURIAKOSE PhD Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE), Royal Enclave, Jakkur Post, Srirampura Bangalore- 560064 India Phone - +91 9448714856 +919947109987 (Mobile) visit my pictures @ http://www.flickr.com/photos/giby