Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2599)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2496)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2111)
Order: Geraniales (35)
Family: Balsaminaceae (8)(family description)
Genus: Impatiens (8)
Epithet: irvingii Hook.f. ex Oliver (1)
irvingii => in honor of Dr Edward George Irving (1816-1855), Scottish surgeon and plant collector in Nigeria