Impatiens balsamina
Balsam, Garden Balsam
Other regional names: Rose Balsam +1 more
- Rose Balsam
- Spotted Snapweed
Also known as: Balsamina balsamina (L.) Huth +14 more
- Balsamina balsamina (L.) Huth
- Balsamina coccinea (Sims) DC.
- Balsamina cornuta (L.) DC.
- Balsamina foemina Gaertn.
- Balsamina foeminea Gaertn.
- Balsamina lacca Medik.
- Balsamina minutiflora Span.
- Balsamina mollis G.Don
- Balsamina odorata Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don
- Balsamina racemosa Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don
- Balsamina salicifolia Bojer ex Baker
- Impatiens arcuata Benth.
- Impatiens arcuata Wall. ex Wight & Arn.
- Impatiens balsamina var. agrestis Hook.fil.
- Impatiens balsamina var. arcuata (Wall. ex Wight & Arn.) Hook.fil.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Balsaminaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a annual.
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Impatiens balsamina (commonly known as Balsam or Garden Balsam) is an annual within the Balsaminaceae family. It originates in Tropical Asia. In its natural range, this species typically occurs in seasonally dry tropical conditions. There are naturally occurring varieties of this species, which are linked below.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Annual
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TROPICAL
Regions (WGSRPD)
Indian Subcontinent
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
India, Sri Lanka
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Afghanistan, Alabama, Albania, Andaman Is., Assam, Austria, Bangladesh, Benin, Brazil South, Bulgaria, Cameroon, Caroline Is., Central European Russia, Chagos Archipelago, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Cook Is., Costa Rica, Cuba, Czechoslovakia, Dominican Republic, East Himalaya, Ecuador, Florida, France, Galápagos, Germany, Guatemala, Gulf of Guinea Is., Hainan, Haiti, Honduras, Illinois, Indiana, Inner Mongolia, Jamaica, Jawa, Kazakhstan, Kentucky, Kenya, Korea, Laccadive Is., Leeward Is., Louisiana, Madeira, Marianas, Marshall Is., Maryland, Massachusetts, Mauritius, Mexico Southwest, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nepal, New Caledonia, New Jersey, New South Wales, New York, Nicaragua, Niue, North Carolina, Ohio, Oman, Pakistan, Pennsylvania, Primorye, Puerto Rico, Rhode I., Rodrigues, Romania, Réunion, Society Is., Solomon Is., South Carolina, South European Russia, Sumatera, Tadzhikistan, Tanzania, Tennessee, Thailand, Tibet, Tokelau-Manihiki, Tonga, Trinidad-Tobago, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Vietnam, Virginia, West Himalaya, West Virginia, Windward Is., Wisconsin, Zaïre
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