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Classification

Kingdom: Plantae (2659)

  Phylum: Tracheophyta (2572)

    Class: Magnoliopsida (2167)

      Order: Geraniales (35)

        Family: Balsaminaceae (8)(family description)

          Genus: Impatiens (8)

            Epithet: irvingii Hook.f. ex Oliver (1)

irvingii => in honor of Dr Edward George Irving (1816-1855), Scottish surgeon and plant collector in Nigeria

Characteristics

Climate: tropical

Habit: herb

Flower colour: violet, pink

External links

Check for Impatiens irvingii at

World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNI

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