Botanical identity
This taxon is documented in the World Checklist of Useful Plant Species with a reported medicinal use. The record establishes a use report and botanical index entry, not clinical effectiveness or individual safety.
KingdomPlantae
Phylum / divisionTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderEricales
FamilyBalsaminaceae
GenusImpatiens
Scientific name with authorshipImpatiens balsamina L.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Balsamina balsamina (L.) HuthBalsamina coccinea (Sims) DC.Balsamina cornuta (L.) DC.Balsamina foemina Gaertn.Balsamina foeminea Gaertn.Balsamina hortensis Desp.Balsamina lacca Medik.Balsamina minutiflora Span.Balsamina mollis G.DonBalsamina odorata Buch.-Ham.Balsamina odorata Buch.-Ham. ex D.DonBalsamina racemosa Buch.-Ham.Balsamina racemosa Buch.-Ham. ex D.DonBalsamina salicifolia Bojer ex BakerImpatiens angustifolia (Blume) Steud.Impatiens arcuata Benth.Impatiens arcuata Wall.Impatiens arcuata Wall. ex Wight & Arn.Impatiens balsamina var. agrestis Hook.fil.Impatiens balsamina var. arcuata (Wall. ex Wight & Arn.) Hook.fil.Impatiens balsamina var. coccinea (Sims) Hook.fil.Impatiens balsamina var. cornuta TrimenImpatiens balsamina var. corymbosa SantapauImpatiens balsamina var. dahlii (Warb.) Schltr.Impatiens balsamina var. gracillima Hook.fil.Impatiens balsamina var. linearifolia Hook.fil.Impatiens balsamina var. longifolia Wight & Arn.Impatiens balsamina var. macrantha Hook.fil.Impatiens balsamina var. micrantha Hook.fil.Impatiens balsamina var. parusnathica Hook.fil.Impatiens balsamina var. racemifera Hook.fil.Impatiens balsamina var. sylvestris Wight & Arn.Impatiens balsamina var. vulgaris Wight & Arn.Impatiens coccinea SimsImpatiens coccinea Wall.Impatiens cornuta L.Impatiens dahlii Warb.Impatiens eriocarpa LaunertImpatiens giorgii De Wild.Impatiens giorgii DeWild.Impatiens longifolia WightImpatiens malayensis Griff.Impatiens salicifolia Turcz.Impatiens sinensis Buch.-Ham.Impatiens sinensis Buch.-Ham. ex Benth.Impatiens stapfiana GilgImpatiens tamsiana Exell
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Environmental use
Gene source
Material
Poison reported
These categories describe the kinds of human-use reports attached to the taxon in the source checklist. Multiple categories can coexist; a plant may be recorded as both food and poison, depending on part, preparation and context.
How to interpret this record
Evidence boundary
A taxonomic use record is a discovery and indexing signal. Clinical evidence must be assessed separately for the exact species, plant part, preparation, route, dose and health question.
Safety boundary
Correct identification is essential. Toxicity, contraindications, interactions and safe preparation cannot be inferred from a documented-use record.
Dataset record and provenance
DatasetWCUPS 2020
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Name sourceIPNI
IPNI / external identifier373978-1
Use codesEU GS HF MA ME PO
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany CollectionUSDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Useful Plants of New GuineaPlant Resources of South-East AsiaPlant Resources for Tropical AfricaUseful Plants of West Tropical Africa
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!Educational index, not a treatment recommendation
The presence of a taxon in this database does not provide a diagnosis, dose, formulation or assurance of safety. Some indexed plants are toxic, regulated, endangered or unsafe in specific life stages.