
Impatiens hawkeri
New Guinea Impatiens
As recorded: Impatiens hawkeri W.Bull
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Ericales › Balsaminaceae
- Collected by
- van Royen, P.
- Collector number
- 11575
- Date
- July 3, 1976
- Locality
- Finisterre Mountains foothills, Headwantoat
- Island
- New Guinea
- Region
- Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea
- Elevation
- 1,500 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Impatiens hawkeri observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1976. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 914 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.

2026-10-27
Calle Las Mulas, Coto Brus, Puntarenas, CR
(c) River Ahlquist, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-27
La Ceja, Antioquia, CO
(c) Juan Pablo Ramirez Otalvaro, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-25
Avenida Almirante Álvaro Alberto, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, BR
(c) marianeaz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-25
宁德市
(c) bablack, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-24
Monterey
(c) lopezschwartz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-23
Pérez Zeledón, CR-SJ, CR
no rights reserved
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Impatiens hawkeri. BISH 597863. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956238867. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/597863.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956238867 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
