Plant Details

Accepted name:: Impatiens irvingii Hook.f. [Balsaminaceae]
Source:: World Checklist ( Medium Taxonomic Confidence )
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
balsamine	Other	Useful Pl. of Kongo C Province, Vol 1-2 (Latham & ku Mbuta, 2017)
ibila	Other	Useful Pl. of Kongo C Province, Vol 1-2 (Latham & ku Mbuta, 2017)
mbongo mbongo	Other	Useful Pl. of Kongo C Province, Vol 1-2 (Latham & ku Mbuta, 2017)
nsa lwansa	Other	Useful Pl. of Kongo C Province, Vol 1-2 (Latham & ku Mbuta, 2017)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:

Kew's taxonomic resources include 5 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Impatiens irvingii var. setifera A.Chev. Mém. Soc. Bot. France 8: 143 (1912).
Impatiens kirkii Hook.f. in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 1: 300 (1868).
Impatiens kirkii var. hypoleuca Welw. ex Hiern Cat. Afr. Pl. 1: 110 (1896).
Impatiens thonneri De Wild. & T.Durand Pl. Thonn. Congol.: 24 (1900).
Impatiens villosocalcarata Warb. & Gilg Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 43: 115 (1909).

This plant is cited in medicinal sources using the following names:

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Impatiens irvingii	Useful Pl. of Kongo C Province, Vol 1-2 (Latham & ku Mbuta, 2017)
Impatiens irvingii Hook.f.	World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020)
Impatiens irvingii Hooker	Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997)

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