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Impatiens balsamina
As recorded: Impatiens balsamina L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Ericales › Balsaminaceae
- Collected by
- Kawelo, K.; Ho. Kawelo, Hi. KaweloHi. Kawelo Ho. Kawelo →Kapua Kawelo →
- Collector number
- USArmy 555
- Date
- June 6, 2021
- Locality
- Heeia Fishpond, mauka side.
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Imada, C.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Impatiens balsamina observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 2021. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2024-11-21.

2024-11-21
Oʻahu, Kailua, HI, US
(c) cammccam, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2022-04-08
Byodo-In Temple, ʻĀhuimanu, HI, US
(c) Eric, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2021-03-20
Honolulu Watershed Forest Reserve, Aiea, HI, US
(c) thatplantguy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Impatiens balsamina. BISH 783004. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956516071. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/783004.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956516071 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
