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Impatiens (Balsam, Busy Lizzie genus) Life
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Impatiens sp. in garden in Knysna (Western Cape, South Africa). |
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About 850 species, native to tropical and subtropical parts
of the world but not South America or Australia. Very popular as garden plants
and indoor plants. Three species are native to southern Africa, two are
naturalised, and a further 13 species are cultivated in the region.
Species native to southern Africa
List from
Plants
of Southern Africa - an Online Checklist (SANBI).
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Impatiens flanaganiae
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Impatiens hochstetteri |
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Impatiens sylvicola |
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Species naturalised in southern Africa
List from
Plants of Southern Africa - an Online Checklist (SANBI).
Impatiens sodenii
Native to Kenya and Tanzania. |
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Impatiens walleriana (Busy
lizzie)
Native to tropical Africa. |
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Other species, cultivated in southern Africa
List from Glen (2002).
Impatiens balfouri
Native to India. |
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Impatiens balsamina (Garden
balsam)
Native to India. |
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Impatiens burtonii
Native to tropical Africa. |
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Impatiens congolensis
Native to tropical Africa. |
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Impatiens glandulifera
(Policeman's helmet)
Native to India. |
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Impatiens irvingii
Native to tropical Africa. |
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Impatiens niamniamensis
Native to tropical Africa. |
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Impatiens parviflora
Native to central Asia. |
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Impatiens repens
Native to Sri Lanka. |
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Impatiens roylei
Native to India. |
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Impatiens rubromaculata
Native to Tanzania and Malawi |
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Impatiens scabrida
Native to India. |
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Impatiens tinctoria
Native to Kenya and Uganda. |
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Herbivores in southern Africa
Publications
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Grey-Wilson, C. 1980. Impatiens of Africa. Balkema,
Rotterdam.
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Launert, E. 1963. Balsaminaceae. Flora
Zambesiaca 2: 162-180.
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