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Common name

English: Himalayan Balsam

German: Drüsiges Springkraut

Classification

Kingdom: Plantae (2715)

  Phylum: Tracheophyta (2630)

    Class: Magnoliopsida (2217)

      Order: Geraniales (37)

        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

Characteristics

Climate: temperate, sub-tropical

Habit: herb

Flower colour: violet, pink

External links

Check for Impatiens glandulifera at

World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNI

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