Impatiens walleriana

For the 1970s doll, see Bizzie Lizzie

Busy Lizzy
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Balsaminaceae
Genus: Impatiens
Species:
I. walleriana
Binomial name
Impatiens walleriana
Synonyms[1]
  • Impatiens giorgii De Wild.
  • Impatiens holstii Engl. & Warb.
  • Impatiens lujai De Wild.
  • Impatiens sultani Hook.f.
Impatiens walleriana

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).[2]

  1. ^ "The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species". Retrieved 20 January 2014.
  2. ^ Harrison, Lorraine (2012). RHS Latin for Gardeners. United Kingdom: Mitchell Beazley. ISBN 978-1845337315.