Impatiens bicolor
Royle
Amphora balsam
BalsaminaceaeSeeds/Nuts
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Seeds
The seeds are eaten raw.
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant.
Africa, Asia, Himalayas, India, Nepal,
Countries: United Arab Emirates, Afghanistan, Armenia, Angola, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, Bahrain, Burundi, Benin, Brunei, Bhutan, Botswana, Congo (DRC), Central African Republic, Congo (Republic), Cote d'Ivoire, Cameroon, China, Cape Verde, Djibouti, Algeria, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Georgia, Ghana, Gambia, Guinea, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Indonesia, Israel, India, Iraq, Iran, Jordan, Japan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Cambodia, Comoros, North Korea, South Korea, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Laos, Lebanon, Sri Lanka, Liberia, Lesotho, Libya, Morocco, Madagascar, Mali, Myanmar, Mongolia, Mauritania, Mauritius, Maldives, Malawi, Malaysia, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Nepal, Oman, Philippines, Pakistan, Qatar, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Seychelles, Sudan, Singapore, Sierra Leone, Senegal, Somalia, South Sudan, Sao Tome & Principe, Syria, Eswatini, Chad, Togo, Thailand, Tajikistan, Timor-Leste, Turkmenistan, Tunisia, Turkey, Taiwan, Tanzania, Uganda, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe
How to Identify
A herb. It grows 1 m tall. The lower part is woody. The leaves are alternate and 8-13 cm long. They are oval and wavy along the edge. The flowers are crowded in the axils of the upper leaves.
Wikipedia
Source ↗Impatiens bicolor, also known as the bicolored balsam, is a species of flowering plant within the family Balsaminaceae.
Notes
There are about 850 Impatiens species. They are herbs with watery stems.
Names & Synonyms
Alwa
Impatiens pallens Edgew.Impatiens umbrosa Edgew.Probably a synonym of Impatiens bicolor Royle
References (3)
- Ambasta S.P. (Ed.), 2000, The Useful Plants of India. CSIR India. p 285 (As Impatiens amphorata)
- Bhatia, H., et al, 2018, Traditionally used wild edible plants of district Udhampur, J&K, India. Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine (2018) 14:73
- Singh, H.B., Arora R.K.,1978, Wild edible Plants of India. Indian Council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi. p 82 (As Impatiens amphorata)
