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Photo: Thegreenj · CC BY-SA 3.0 ↗
Photo: Thegreenj · CC BY-SA 3.0 ↗
| Scientific name | Impatiens walleriana |
|---|---|
| Genus | Impatiens |
| Origin | East Africa, tropical Asia |
| Family | Balsaminaceae |
| Region | Tropics |
Impatiens walleriana (syn. Impatiens sultanii), also known as busy Lizzie (British Isles), balsam, sultana, or simply impatiens, is a species of the genus Impatiens, native to eastern Africa from Kenya to Mozambique. The Latin specific epithet walleriana honours a British missionary, Horace Waller (1833–1896).
