{"id":120123,"date":"2026-08-20T14:24:09","date_gmt":"2026-08-20T08:54:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=120123"},"modified":"2026-08-20T14:24:09","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T08:54:09","slug":"impatiens-nimspurjai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/impatiens-nimspurjai\/","title":{"rendered":"Impatiens Nimspurjai"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Impatiens Nimspurjai Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, a newly discovered Himalayan plant has been named Impatiens nimspurjai in honour of the legendary Nepali mountaineer.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Impatiens Nimspurjai<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a new plant species of the <\/span><b>touch-me-not family.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is <\/span><b>endemic to western Nepal<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and grows in temperate forests and forest margins at an elevation of<\/span><b> 2,800-2,900 metres.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was named in honour of the celebrated<\/span><b> Nepali mountaineer <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nirmal Purja<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Its botanical name combines &#8220;Nims Purja&#8221; with &#8220;jai&#8221;, the Nepali word <\/span><b>for jasmine.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Habitat:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It grows on <\/span><b>moist, humus rich slopes<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in temperate forest and forest-edge habitats.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is closely related to Impatiens radiata, I. harae, and I. wallichii, other balsams native to the Himalayan region.<\/span><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Characteristics of Impatiens Nimspurjai<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It has sessile <\/span><b>oblong-lanceolate leaves.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is an annual herb reaching up to nearly a metre in height.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is distinguished by <\/span><b>its sessile, oblong to lanceolate leaves<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and small clusters of flowers flushed with yellow and tinged purple.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source:<\/b> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/life-style\/travel\/destinations\/meet-the-new-himalayan-plant-named-after-the-legendary-mountaineer-nirmal-purja-nimsdais-legacy-blooms-in-the-himalayas-at-2900-metres\/articleshow\/133304888.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">TOI<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Impatiens Nimspurjai  is a new plant species of the touch-me-not family. 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