Common name
English: Himalayan Balsam
German: Drüsiges Springkraut
English: Himalayan Balsam
German: Drüsiges Springkraut
Kingdom: Plantae (2635)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2573)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2146)
Order: Geraniales (34)
Family: Balsaminaceae (8)(family description)
Genus: Impatiens (8)
Epithet: glandulifera Royle (1)
Synonyms: Balsamina glandulifera (Royle) Ser., Balsamina macrochila (Lindl.) Ser., Balsamina roylei (Walp.) Ser.
glandulifera => gland-bearing
macrochila => large-lipped
roylei => in honor of John Forbes Royle (1798-1858), British botanist and teacher of materia medica
Climate: temperate
Habit: herb
Flower colour: violet, pink
Check for Impatiens glandulifera at
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