About Chinese Balsam
Impatiens walleriana (syn. Impatiens sultanii), also known as busy Lizzie (British Isles), balsam, sultana, or simply impatiens, is a species of the genus Impatiens, native to eastern Africa from Kenya to Mozambique. The Latin specific epithet walleriana honours a British missionary, Horace Waller (1833–1896).
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Impatiens walleriana
- Genus
- Impatiens
- Family
- BALSAMINACEAE
- Habit
- Herb
- Native to
- Africa
- Flowering & fruiting
- Throughout the year
Local Names
- Malayalam
- ഇമ്പേഷ്യൻസ് വാലെറിയാന, ബാൽസം
Botanical family
Balsaminaceae
Balsam/Touch-me-not family
Chinese Balsam belongs to the Balsaminaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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