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Impatiens balsamina

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BISH 433720Botany

Impatiens balsamina

Garden balsam

As recorded: Impatiens balsamina L.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Ericales › Balsaminaceae

Collected by: Sohmer, S.H.; Sumithraarachchi, D.B.Seymour H. Sohmer →D.B. Sumithraarachchi →
Collector number: 10025
Date: October 27, 1975
Locality: Road from Diyagama Tea Estate to Horton Plains. Nuwara Eliya
Region: Central Province, Sri Lanka
Record type: Preserved specimen

32 Bishop specimens of Impatiens balsamina · collected 1918–2021Species page ›

Collected the same day

On October 27, 1975, Sohmer, S.H.; Sumithraarachchi, D.B. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Impatiens balsamina observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1975. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2,819 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.

Impatiens balsamina observed 2026-10-27

2026-10-27

Q5PP+8FG, Karangsetia, Kec. Karangbahagia, Kabupaten Bekasi, Jawa Barat 17530, Indonesia

(c) DIDIK, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Impatiens balsamina observed 2026-10-25

2026-10-25

Dhanpunji

(c) Kritika Bisoi, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Impatiens balsamina observed 2026-10-25

2026-10-25

32HC+266, फ्रेज़रपुर, शांति नगर, छत्तीसगढ़ 494001, भारत

(c) Sharda Baghel, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Impatiens balsamina observed 2026-10-25

2026-10-25

Megati Waterpark, Karangsetia, Kec. Karangbahagia, Kabupaten Bekasi, Jawa Barat, Indonesia

(c) WANDA WIJAYA, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Impatiens balsamina observed 2026-10-24

2026-10-24

439F+J55, Turenar, Chhattisgarh 494221, India

(c) Mansi Kashyap, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Impatiens balsamina observed 2026-10-23

2026-10-23

Ohio, US

(c) timfam, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Impatiens balsamina. BISH 433720. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956207600. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/433720.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956207600 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026