Impatiens balsamina

Impatiens balsamina

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Ericales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Ordo: Ericales

Familia: Balsaminaceae
Genus: Impatiens
Sectio: I. sect. Uniflorae
Species: Impatiens balsamina

Name

Impatiens balsamina L., Sp. Pl. 2: 938. 1753.

• Lectotype, designated by Christenhusz & Jarvis 2010: 61: Anon. s.n. ex Herb. Linnaeus No. 1053.3 (LINN).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Balsamina balsamina Huth, Helios 11: 133. 1893, nom. inval., nom. inadmiss.
  • Balsamina foemina Gaertn., Fruct. Sem. Pl. 2: 151, t. 113, fig. 4. 1790, nom. illeg.
  • Balsamina lacca Medik., Malvenfam. 71. 1787.
  • Impatiens balsamina var. vulgaris Wight & Arn., Prodr. Fl. Ind. Orient. 136. 1834, nom. inval., nom. inadmiss.
• Heterotypic
  • Balsamina angustifolia Blume, Bijdr. 239. 1825.
  • Balsamina coccinea DC., Prodr. 1: 685. 1824.
  • Balsamina cornuta (L.) DC., Prodr. 1: 686. 1824.
  • Balsamina hortensis Desp., Dict. Sc. Nat. 3: 485. 1816, nom. illeg. non St.Hil. (1808).
  • Balsamina minutiflora Spanoghe, Linnaea 15: 185. 1841.
  • Balsamina mollis (Wall.) G.Don, Gen. Hist. 1: 749. 1831.
  • Balsamina odorata Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don, Prodr. Fl. Nepal. 203. 1825.
  • Impatiens angustifolia (Blume) Steud., Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2. 1: 804. 1840, nom. illeg. non Blume 1823.
  • Impatiens arcuata Wall. ex Wight & Arn., Prodr. Fl. Ind. Orient. 136. 1834.
  • Impatiens balsamina var. arcuata (Wall. ex Wight & Arn.) Hook.f., Fl. Brit. India 1: 454. 1874.
  • Impatiens balsamina var. coccinea (DC.) Hook.f., Fl. Brit. Ind. 1: 454. 1874.
  • Impatiens balsamina var. cornuta (L.) Trimen, Handb. Fl. Ceylon 1: 203. 1893.
  • Impatiens balsamina var. macrantha Hook.f., Fl. Brit. India 1: 454. 1874.
  • Impatiens balsamina var. micrantha Hook.f., Fl. Brit. India 1: 454. 1874.
  • Impatiens cornuta L., Sp. Pl. 2: 937. 1753.
  • Impatiens giorgii De Wild., Pl. Bequaert. 1: 358. 1922.
  • Impatiens lobbiana Turcz., Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 32: 270. 1859.
  • Impatiens mollis Wall. in Roxburgh, Fl. Ind. 2: 461. 1824.
  • Impatiens salicifolia Turcz., Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 32: 271. 1859.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Asia-Tropical Regional: Indian Subcontinent India, Sri Lanka. Widely introduced. Source(s) of checklist:  Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Impatiens balsamina in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Feb 11. Reference page.  References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus II: 938. Reference page. 
• Christenhusz, M.J.M. & Jarvis, C.E. 2010. Typification of ornamental plants 3: Impatiens balsamina (Balsaminaceae). Phytotaxa 3: 61. DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.3.1.10 Reference page. 
• Wunderlin, R.P. & Hansen, B.F. 2008. Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants. Institute for Systematic Botany, University of South Florida, Tampa [1].

Links

• Hassler, M. 2019. Impatiens balsamina. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2019. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Apr. 07. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Impatiens balsamina in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Feb 11. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Impatiens balsamina. Published online. Accessed: Apr. 07 2019.
• The Plant List 2013. Impatiens balsamina in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Apr. 07.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Impatiens balsamina. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 07 Apr. 2019.

Vernacular names

العربية: بلظامينا
azərbaycanca: Balzam xınagülü
Deutsch: Balsamine, Balsam-Springkraut
English: Garden balsam, garden jewelweed, rose balsam, touch-me-not
Esperanto: Netuŝumino
español: Miramelindo, balsamina, madama o alegría
suomi: Mummonpalsami
français: Balsamine des jardins
հայերեն: Հինածաղիկ
Bahasa Indonesia: Pacar air
Ido: Balzamino
日本語: ホウセンカ
Jawa: Pacar Banyu
한국어: 봉선화
Minangkabau: Paru inai
മലയാളം: കാശിത്തുമ്പ
Bahasa Melayu: Pokok Keembong
Kapampangan: Kamantigi
polski: Niecierpek balsamina
português: Beijo-de-frade
русский: Недотрога бальзаминовая
svenska: Balsamin
lea faka-Tonga: Polosomo
Tiếng Việt: Bóng nước (thực vật)
中文: 凤仙花，指甲花

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