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Overview
Distribution
Localities documented in Tropicos sources
Belize (Mesoamerica)
Canada (North America)
China (Asia)
Ecuador (South America)
Guyana (South America)
India (Asia)
Mexico (Mesoamerica)
United States (North America)
Nicaragua (Mesoamerica)
Malaysia (Asia)
Colombia (South America)
Venezuela (South America)
Note: This information is based on publications available through Tropicos and may not represent the entire distribution. Tropicos does not categorize distributions as native or non-native.
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SPECIMEN BASED RECORD. Published protolog data.
http://www.tropicos.org/Reference/9990002
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Cowan, C. P. 1983. Flora de Tabasco. Listados Floríst. México 1: 1–123.
http://www.tropicos.org/Reference/511
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Anonymous. 1986. List-Based Rec., Soil Conserv. Serv., U.S.D.A. Database of the U.S.D.A., Beltsville.
http://www.tropicos.org/Reference/1103
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Voss, E. G. 1985. Michigan Flora. Part II Dicots (Saururaceae-Cornaceae). Bull. Cranbrook Inst. Sci. 59. xix + 724.
http://www.tropicos.org/Reference/1700
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Lawesson, J. E., H. Adsersen & P. Bentley. 1987. An updated and annotated check list of the vascular plants of the Galapagos Islands. Rep. Bot. Inst. Univ. Aarhus 16: 1–74.
http://www.tropicos.org/Reference/43197
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Renner, S. S., H. Balslev & L. B. Holm-Nielsen. 1990. Flowering plants of Amazonian Ecuador---A checklist. AAU Rep. 24: 1–241.
http://www.tropicos.org/Reference/43828
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Funk, V. A., P. E. Berry, S. Alexander, T. H. Hollowell & C. L. Kelloff. 2007. Checklist of the Plants of the Guiana Shield (Venezuela: Amazonas, Bolivar, Delta Amacuro; Guyana, Surinam, French Guiana). Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 55: 1–584.
http://www.tropicos.org/Reference/1033072
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Gleason, H. A. 1968. The Choripetalous Dicotyledoneae. vol. 2. 655 pp. In H. A. Gleason Ill. Fl. N. U.S. (ed. 3). New York Botanical Garden, New York.
http://www.tropicos.org/Reference/1704
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Barringer, K. A. 1991. Balsaminaceae. 4 64: 1–8.
http://www.tropicos.org/Reference/37932
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Barnett, L. & L. J. Dorr. 2001. Balsaminaceae. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 85(1): 394–395.
http://www.tropicos.org/Reference/1019335
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Jørgensen, P. M. & S. León-Yánez. (eds.) 1999. Catalogue of the vascular plants of Ecuador. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75: i–viii, 1–1181.
http://www.tropicos.org/Reference/42250
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Breedlove, D. E. 1986. Flora de Chiapas. Listados Floríst. México 4: i–v, 1–246.
http://www.tropicos.org/Reference/513
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Radford, A. E., H. E. Ahles & C. R. Bell. 1968. Man. Vasc. Fl. Carolinas i–lxi, 1–1183. University of North Carolina Press, Chapel Hill.
http://www.tropicos.org/Reference/636
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Small, J. K. 1933. Man. S.E. Fl. i–xxii, 1–1554. Published by the Author, New York.
http://www.tropicos.org/Reference/1515
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Dodson, C. H. & A. H. Gentry. 1978. Flora of the Río Palenque Science Center: Los Ríos Province, Ecuador. Selbyana 4(1–6): i–xxx, 1–628.
http://www.tropicos.org/Reference/105
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Martínez Salas, E. M., M. Sousa Sánchez & C. H. Ramos Álvarez. 2001. Región de Calakmul, Campeche. Listados Floríst. México 22: 1–55.
http://www.tropicos.org/Reference/1018508
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Standley, P. C. & J. A. Steyermark. 1949. Impatientaceae. In: P. C. Standley & J. A. Steyermark (eds.), Flora of Guatemala. Fieldiana, Bot. 24(6): 275–277.
http://www.tropicos.org/Reference/6460
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Pérez, A., M. Sousa Sánchez, A. M. Hanan-Alipi, F. Chiang Cabrera & P. Tenorio L. 2005. Vegetación terrestre. 65–110. In Biodivers. Tabasco. CONABIO-UNAM, México.
http://www.tropicos.org/Reference/1030034
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Balick, M. J., M. Nee & D. E. Atha. 2000. Checklist of the vascular plants of Belize. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 85: i–ix, 1–246.
http://www.tropicos.org/Reference/1014725
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Hokche, O., P. E. Berry & O. Huber. 2008. 1–860. In O. Hokche, P. E. Berry & O. Huber Nuevo Cat. Fl. Vasc. Venezuela. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela, Caracas.
http://www.tropicos.org/Reference/1033110
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Idárraga-Piedrahita, A., R. D. C. Ortiz, R. Callejas Posada & M. Merello. 2011. Flora de Antioquia. Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares, vol. 2. Listado de las Plantas Vasculares del Departamento de Antioquia. Pp. 1-939.
http://www.tropicos.org/Reference/100008595
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García-Mendoza, A. J. & J. Meave del Castillo. 2011. Divers. Florist. Oaxaca 1–351. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad Universitaria.
http://www.tropicos.org/Reference/100009052
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National Distribution
United States
Origin: Exotic
Regularity: Regularly occurring
Currently: Unknown/Undetermined
Confidence: Confident
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Physical Description
Morphology
Description
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Description
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Elevation Range
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Diagnostic Description
Synonym
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Ecology
Habitat
Habitat & Distribution
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Associations
Foodplant / spot causer
pycnidium of Ascochyta coelomycetous anamorph of Ascochyta impatientis causes spots on live leaf of Impatiens balsamina
Foodplant / pathogen
sporangium of Plasmopara obducens infects and damages pale green leaf of Impatiens balsamina
Foodplant / parasite
Podosphaera balsaminae parasitises Impatiens balsamina
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Life History and Behavior
Cyclicity
Flower/Fruit
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Molecular Biology and Genetics
Molecular Biology
Barcode data: Impatiens balsamina
No available public DNA sequences.
Download FASTA File
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Statistics of barcoding coverage: Impatiens balsamina
Public Records: 2
Specimens with Barcodes: 2
Species With Barcodes: 1
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Conservation
Conservation Status
NatureServe Conservation Status
Rounded Global Status Rank: GNR - Not Yet Ranked
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National NatureServe Conservation Status
United States
Rounded National Status Rank: NNA - Not Applicable
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Wikipedia
Impatiens balsamina
Impatiens balsamina (Garden Balsam, Rose Balsam, Touch me Not) is a species of Impatiens native to southern Asia in India and Myanmar.It is called kamantigue in the Philippines. This species of Kalamantigue are used in teas. Boil the seeds after drying and you will get a tea.[1]
The ripe seed pods explosively burst when touched, giving rise to the name "Touch me Not".[2]
It is an annual plant growing to 20–75 cm tall, with a thick, but soft stem. The leaves are spirally-arranged, 2.5–9 cm long and 1–2.5 cm broad, with a deeply toothed margin. The flowers are red, pink, purple, or white, and 2.5–5 cm diameter; they are pollinated by bees and other insects, and also by nectar-feeding birds.[3]
Different parts of the plant are used to treat disease and skin afflctions; the leaves, seeds, and stems are also edible if cooked. Juice from balsam leaves treats warts and also snakebite, while the flower can be applied to burns to cool the skin.[4] Impatiens balsamina L. has been used as indigenous medicine in Asia for the treatment of rheumatism, fractures, and fingernail inflammation. In Korean folk medicine Impatiens ('Bong Seon Wha Dae') has been used to cure constipation and acute gastritis by meat.[5] One in vitro study found Impatiens, especially the seed pod to have antibacterial activity against Multiple Antibiotic-Resistant Helicobacter pylori.[6] It inhibits 5alpha-reductase, so may have potential medicinal use in male BPH/LUTs[7] It is widely cultivated as an ornamental plant, and has become naturalised and invasive on several Pacific Ocean islands.[2]
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Chemistry
Naphthoquinones; lawsone, lawsone methyl ether and methylene-3,3'-bilawsone are the main active compounds of Impatiens balsamina leaves.[8] Balsam also contains kaempferol [9] and Baccharane glycosides were found in the seeds.[10]
Common name
Garden Balsam in english,Karna Kundala in Kannada and Gul Mehendi in hindi.
References
- ^ Germplasm Resources Information Network: Impatiens balsamina
- ^ a b Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk: Impatiens balsamina
- ^ Huxley, A., ed. (1992). New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. Macmillan ISBN 0-333-47494-5.
- ^ Plants for a Future: Impatiens balsamina
- ^ Park J.H., Kim J.M., Do W.I. "Pharmacognostical studies on the folk medicine 'Bong Seon Wha Dae'" Korean Journal of Pharmacognosy 2003 34:3 (193-196)
- ^ "In vitro Activity of Impatiens balsamina L. Against Multiple Antibiotic-Resistant Helicobacter pylori." Wang YC, Wu DC, Liao JJ, Wu CH, Li WY, Weng BC Am J Chin Med. 2009;37(4):713-22
- ^ Ishiguro K. Oku H. Kato T."Testosterone 5alpha-reductase inhibitor bisnaphthoquinone derivative from Impatiens balsamina." Phytotherapy Research. 14(1):54-6, 2000 Feb.
- ^ Sakunphueak A, Panichayupakaranant P "Simultaneous determination of three naphthoquinones in the leaves of Impatiens balsamina L. by reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography." Phytochem Anal. 2010 Sep-Oct;21(5):444-50
- ^ Hua L., Peng Z., Chia L.S., Goh N.K., Tan S.N. "Separation of kaempferols in Impatiens balsamina flowers by capillary electrophoresis with electrochemical detection" Journal of Chromatography A 2001 909:2 (297-303)
- ^ Li HJ, Yu JJ, Li P "Simultaneous qualification and quantification of baccharane glycosides in Impatientis Semen by HPLC-ESI-MSD and HPLC-ELSD." J Pharm Biomed Anal. 2010 Oct 27
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