Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2715)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2630)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2217)
Order: Geraniales (37)
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