Balsaminaceae
Impatiens

Impatiens platypetala Lindl.

First published in Edwards's Bot. Reg. 32: t. 68 (1846)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Indo-China to New Guinea. It is an annual and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Borneo, Cambodia, Jawa, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Maluku, New Guinea, Philippines, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Thailand

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Girmansyah, D. & al. (eds.) (2013). Flora of Bali an annotated checklist: 1-158. Herbarium Bogorensis, Indonesia.
  • Suksathan, P. & Ruchisansakun, S. (2022). Impatiens of Thailand: 1-396. Natural histroy publications (Borneo), Kota Kinabalu.
  • Wiriadinata, H., Girmansyah, D., Hunter, J.M., Hoover, W.S. & Kartawinata, K. (2013). Floristic study of West Sumbawa, Indonesia. Reinwardtia 13: 391-404.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Suksathan, P. & Ruchisansakun, S. (2022). Impatiens of Thailand: 1-396. Natural histroy publications (Borneo), Kota Kinabalu.
  • Wiriadinata, H., Girmansyah, D., Hunter, J.M., Hoover, W.S. & Kartawinata, K. (2013). Floristic study of West Sumbawa, Indonesia. Reinwardtia 13: 391-404.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Aug 6, 2014 Korthals, P.W. [s.n.] Borneo K000675654 Type Yes
Mar 29, 2004 Argent, G; Iqbar [99108] K000184813 No
Nov 1, 1994 Kerr, A.F.G. [7685] Thailand K000675600 Type Yes
Nov 1, 1994 Teysmann, J.E. [5783] Indonesia K000675670 Type Yes
Nov 1, 1994 Kerr, A.F.G. [s.n.] Thailand K000675598 Type Yes
Nov 1, 1994 Ridley, H.N. [13552] Malaysia K000675602 Type Yes
Nov 1, 1994 Ridley, H.N. [13552] Malaysia K000675601 Type Yes
Coode, M.J.E. [5754] Philippines K:SPC-51095.000 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Indonesia K000675544 Type Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Indonesia K000675543 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Indonesia K000675542 Type Yes
Nov 1, 1994 Ridley, H.N. [14591] Malaysia Impatiens griffithii K000675611 Type Yes
Lobb, T. [180] Malaysia Impatiens griffithii K000675614 Unknown Type Material Yes
Lobb, T. [s.n.] Malaysia Impatiens griffithii K000675615 Unknown Type Material Yes
Cuming, H. [2334] Malaysia Impatiens griffithii K000675612 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wray, L. [1443] Malaysia Impatiens griffithii K000675617 Type Yes
Cuming, H. [2334] Malaysia Impatiens griffithii K000675613 Unknown Type Material Yes
Griffith [1212] Malaysia Impatiens griffithii K000675616 Syntype Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0