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Impatiens balsamina

L. (1753)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-Asterids Order: Ericales Family: Balsaminaceae Genus: Impatiens

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Description

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Uses and Culture

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Natural History

Statewide Status

Only found in cultivation

Island Status

Kuaihelani (Midway Atoll) Only found in cultivation
Kaua'i Only found in cultivation
O'ahu Only found in cultivation
Maui Only found in cultivation

Dispersal Agents

Wind

Pollinators

Bibliography

Name Published In: Sp. Pl.: 938 (1753)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Impatiens balsamina Honolulu, 42 Coelho Way Preserved_Specimen Neal, M.C. Oahu BISH 1955-06-06
2 Impatiens balsamina Koloa District: Kalaheo. Yard of house on Kaloke Street ornamental and spontaneous locally. Preserved_Specimen Herb 30-50 cm. Tall, the single stem succulent, with tumid nodes. Flowers deep pink, not fragrant (11 am). Capsules explosive, seeds brown. Lorence, D.H. 6394 Kauai BISH 1989-11-05
3 Impatiens balsamina Diamond Head Community Garden, between Paki Ave. and Leahi St., near the Honolulu Zoo Ornamental grown in one of the plots. Preserved_Specimen Herb to 3 ft. tall, hairless; stems fleshy and succulent; flowers pure white or with a yellow spot inside the throat, odorless; fruit immature, soft-spiny, green. Staples, G.W. 587 Oahu BISH 1990-04-19
4 Impatiens balsamina Heeia Fishpond, mauka side. Growing in swampy cleared area on mauka side of fishpond. Below residential housing above, escapee from gardens above? Preserved_Specimen Different species of impatiens than the other that is also naturalized. Kawelo, K. 555 Oahu BISH 2021-06-06
5 Impatiens balsamina Kapalama home garden near Bishop Museum Preserved_Specimen Upright herb. Ibara, J. Oahu BISH 1993-01-07
6 Impatiens balsamina Pukalani, at 50 Noho Place Preserved_Specimen Succulent herb to 2 ft. Ishikawa, S. 341 Maui BISH 1973-11-30
7 Impatiens balsamina Waipahu Cultural Gardens, 95-695 Waipahu St Preserved_Specimen Plants consist of single erect stems up to 1 m. tall. Flowers white; odorless (morning). Lau, J. 2115 Oahu BISH 1968-03-10
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