Impatiens balsamina

Impatiens balsamina

Taxobox
name = "Impatiens balsamina"


image_width = 240px
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Ericales
familia = Balsaminaceae
genus = "Impatiens"
species = "I. balsamina"
binomial = "Impatiens balsamina"
binomial_authority=L.

"Impatiens balsamina" (Garden Balsam or Rose Balsam) is a species of "Impatiens" native to southern Asia in India and Myanmar.It is called kamantigue in the Philippines.Germplasm Resources Information Network: [http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?19810 "Impatiens balsamina"] ]

It is an annual plant growing to 20–75 cm tall, with a thick, but soft stem. The leaves are spirally-arranged, 2.5–9 cm long and 1–2.5 cm broad, with a deeply toothed margin. The flowers are red, pink, purple, or white, and 2.5–5 cm diameter; they are pollinated by bees and other insects, and also by nectar-feeding birds.Huxley, A., ed. (1992). "New RHS Dictionary of Gardening". Macmillan ISBN 0-333-47494-5.]

Different parts of the plant are used to treat disease and skin afflctions; the leaves, seeds, and stems are also edible if cooked. Juice from balsam leaves treats warts and also snakebite, while the flower can be applied to burns to cool the skin.Plants for a Future: [http://www.pfaf.org/database/plants.php?Impatiens+balsamina "Impatiens balsamina"] ]

It is widely cultivated as an ornamental plant, and has become naturalised and invasive on several Pacific Ocean islands. [Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk: [http://www.hear.org/pier/species/impatiens_balsamina.htm "Impatiens balsamina"] ]

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