Impatiens walleriana

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, 2nd 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

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