Impatiens walleriana (Busy-lizzy)
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Top of pagePreferred Scientific Name
- Impatiens walleriana
Preferred Common Name
- Busy-lizzy
Other Scientific Names
- Impatiens holstii ENGL. & WARB.
- Impatiens sultani HOOK.f.
International Common Names
- English: Patience plant
- Spanish: Amor de quince
Local Common Names
- Germany: Fleissiges Lieschen
- Netherlands: Sultansbalsemien
- Saint Lucia: busy-lizzie
EPPO code
- IPAWA (Impatiens walleriana)
Taxonomic Tree
Top of page- Domain: Eukaryota
- Kingdom: Plantae
- Phylum: Spermatophyta
- Subphylum: Angiospermae
- Class: Dicotyledonae
- Order: Balsaminales
- Family: Balsaminaceae
- Genus: Impatiens
- Species: Impatiens walleriana
Distribution Table
Top of pageThe distribution in this summary table is based on all the information available. When several references are cited, they may give conflicting information on the status. Further details may be available for individual references in the Distribution Table Details section which can be selected by going to Generate Report.
| Continent/Country/Region | Distribution | Last Reported | Origin | First Reported | Invasive | Reference | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Asia | ||||||||
| Japan | Present | |||||||
| Taiwan | Present | Introduced | Invasive | Wu et al., 2010 | ||||
North America | ||||||||
| USA | Unconfirmed record | CAB Abstracts | ||||||
| -Arkansas | Unconfirmed record | CAB Abstracts | ||||||
Central America and Caribbean | ||||||||
| Costa Rica | Unconfirmed record | |||||||
| Saint Lucia | Present | Introduced | Graveson, 2012 | Potential threat in lower montane rainforest | ||||
Europe | ||||||||
| Poland | Present | |||||||
Oceania | ||||||||
| Australia | Unconfirmed record | |||||||
| -New South Wales | Unconfirmed record | |||||||
| -Queensland | Unconfirmed record | |||||||
Natural enemies
Top of page| Natural enemy | Type | Life stages | Specificity | References | Biological control in | Biological control on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plasmopara obducens | Pathogen |
References
Top of pageGraveson R, 2012. The Plants of Saint Lucia (in the Lesser Antilles of the Caribbean). The Plants of Saint Lucia (in the Lesser Antilles of the Caribbean). http://www.saintlucianplants.com
Kirschner R, 2013. First record of Plasmopara obducens on Impatiens walleriana in Taiwan: a destructive disease of chance of limiting the competitive ability of an invasive plant? Plant Pathology and Quarantine, 3(1):35-39.
Links to Websites
Top of page| Website | URL | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| GISD/IASPMR: Invasive Alien Species Pathway Management Resource and DAISIE European Invasive Alien Species Gateway | https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.m93f6 | Data source for updated system data added to species habitat list. |
| Global register of Introduced and Invasive species (GRIIS) | http://griis.org/ | Data source for updated system data added to species habitat list. |
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