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Impatiens glandulifera

Impatiens glandulifera Royle

Also indexed asHimalayan BalsamHimalayan balsamornamental jewelweedpoliceman's helmetBacksmultronBakke-JordbærBalsamina ghiandolosaBalsamine de l'Himalaya
FamilyBalsaminaceae
GenusImpatiens
Use categories2
Linked notes0

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 glandulifera Royle

Indexed scientific synonyms

Balsamina glandulifera (Arn.) Ser.Balsamina macrochila (Lindl.) Ser.Balsamina roylei (Walp.) Ser.Impatiens candida Lindl.Impatiens cornigera Hook.Impatiens glandulifera f. albida (Hegi) B.BoivinImpatiens glandulifera f. pallidiflora (Hook.fil.) Weath.Impatiens glanduligera Lindl.Impatiens macrochila Lindl.Impatiens moschata Edgew.Impatiens royleana PayerImpatiens roylei Walp.Impatiens roylei f. albida HegiImpatiens roylei var. candida (Lindl.) Hook.fil.Impatiens roylei var. macrochila (Lindl.) Hook.fil.Impatiens roylei var. moschata (Edgew.) Hook.fil.Impatiens roylei var. pallidiflora Hook.fil.Impatiens sulcata var. glandulifera (Royle) R.Kr.Singh & D.Borah

Documented use categories

Medicine
Environmental use

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 identifier30221088-2
Use codesEU ME
Crop wild relativeNo

Contributing checklist sources

USDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2

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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.