FOIBIS

Species Details -
Impatiens capensis Meerb.  

Accepted name: Impatiens capensis Meerb.  
Synonym(s): -Impatiens   noli-tangere   L.   ssp. biflora   (Walter) Hultén
-Impatiens   fulva   Nutt.    
-Impatiens   biflora   Walter    
English names: Spotted Touch-me-not
Spotted Jewel-weed
French names: Impatiente biflore
Classification: Kingdom:  Plantae
Divison:   Magnoliophyta
Class:   Magnoliopsida
Order:   Geraniales
Family:   Balsaminaceae
OPL Code: HIMPCA
(to track OPL, Newmaster et al. 1998)
Lifeform: 2
Lifecycle: A
Source database: FOIBIS, June 2005-2012
Floristic Affinities: -
Distribution: -
Ecosystem:
Microhabitat:
Ethnobotanical Notes: Compound of balsam buds and rum used as ointment for bruises(3,*3).
Key Characters: -

Species Codes
NRVIS ID
105000
General Status
OMNR Status
COSEWIC
SRANK
S5
GRANK
G5
Med Flag
MED
Bayer Codes
IPACA
 


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