Impatiens walleriana

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 walleriana

Name

Impatiens walleriana Hook.f., in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 1: 302. 1868.

Lectotype (designated by Christenhusz, Phytotaxa 3: 62. 2010): Mozambique, Moramballa, 0–3000 ft., Zambesi Expedition, H. Waller s.n. (K-000419538).

Synonyms

Heterotypic
- Impatiens episcopi H.J.Veitch, Cat. New Beautiful Pl. 1886: 12. 1886.
- Impatiens holstii Engl. & Warb., Abh. Königl. Akad. Wiss. Berlin 1894: 46. 1894.
- Impatiens lujae De Wild., Pl. Bequaert. 1: 361. 1922.
- Impatiens petersiana Gilg ex Grignan, Rev. Hort. (Paris) 78: 137. 1906.
- Impatiens sultanii Hook.f., Bot. Mag. 107: t. 6643. 1881.
  - Typus: “Mozambique District, Moramballa, 2000 ft., on stones in streams”. J.Kirk s.n. (Holotypus: K);

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: East Tropical Africa Kenya, Tanzania. Regional: South Tropical Africa Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe. Widely cultivated and introduced. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

Hook.f. 1868. Fl. Trop. Afr. 1: 302.
Christenhusz, M.J.M. 2010. Typification of ornamental plants 4: Impatiens walleriana (Balsaminaceae). Phytotaxa 3: 62. DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.3.1.11 Reference page.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Impatiens walleriana 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.
Hassler, M. 2019. Impatiens walleriana. 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. 10. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2019. Impatiens walleriana. Published online. Accessed: Apr. 10 2019.
The Plant List 2013. Impatiens walleriana in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Apr. 10.
Tropicos.org 2019. Impatiens walleriana. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 10 Apr. 2019.

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Fleißiges Lieschen
English: Busy Lizzy, Balsam, Impatiens
español: Alegría del Hogar, Alegría de la Casa, Balsamina, Miramelindo
suomi: Ahkeraliisa
français: Impatience
Nederlands: Vlijtig Liesje
svenska: Flitiga Lisa