Taxon:  Impatiens irvingii Hook. f.



Summary
Genus:
Impatiens
Family:
Balsaminaceae
Nomen number:
19831
Place of publication:
D. Oliver, Fl. trop. Afr. 1:300.  1868
Verified:
02/26/2003 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
2 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
No images


Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. PROTABASE, the information base of PROTA (Plant Resources of Tropical Africa) (on-line resource).
  2. Andrews, F. W. 1950-1956. The flowering plants of the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan.
  3. Aubréville, A. et al., eds. 1963-. Flore du Cameroun.
  4. Berhaut, J. 1971-. Flore illustrée du Senegal.
  5. Brunel, J. F. et al., eds. 1984. Flore analytique du Togo. Phanerogames
  6. Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques & South African National Biodiversity Institute. African flowering plants database (on-line resource).
  7. Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 1960-. Flora zambesiaca. Note: lists as Impatiens irvingii Hook. f. ex Oliv.
  8. Fischer, E. et al. 2003. A new species of Impatiens (Balsaminaceae) from Nyungwe Forest, Rwanda. Syst. & Geogr. Pl. 73:91-95.
  9. Grey-Wilson, C. 1980. Impatiens of Africa 111.
  10. Keay, R. W. J. & F. N. Hepper. 1953-1972. Flora of west tropical Africa, ed. 2.
  11. Lisowski, S. 2009. Flore (Angiospermes) de la République de Guinée. Scripta Botanica Belgica vol. 41 & 42
  12. Robyns, W. et al., eds. 1948-1963. Flore du Congo belge et du Ruanda-Urundi
  13. Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Frenchimpatience d'Irving  2Berhaut, J. 1971-. Flore illustrée du Senegal.
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeAfricaEast Tropical AfricaTanzania s. & w.Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
1NativeAfricaEast Tropical AfricaUganda  Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
1NativeAfricaNortheast Tropical AfricaChad s.Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques & South African National Biodiversity Institute. African flowering plants database (on-line resource).
1NativeAfricaNortheast Tropical AfricaSudan s.w.Grey-Wilson, C. 1980. Impatiens of Africa 111.
1NativeAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaAngola  Grey-Wilson, C. 1980. Impatiens of Africa 111.
1NativeAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaMalawi  Grey-Wilson, C. 1980. Impatiens of Africa 111.
1NativeAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaZambia n.Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 1960-. Flora zambesiaca. Note: lists as Impatiens irvingii Hook. f. ex Oliv.
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaBenin  Grey-Wilson, C. 1980. Impatiens of Africa 111.
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaCôte D'Ivoire  Grey-Wilson, C. 1980. Impatiens of Africa 111.
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaGhana  Grey-Wilson, C. 1980. Impatiens of Africa 111.
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaGuinea  Grey-Wilson, C. 1980. Impatiens of Africa 111.
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaLiberia  Grey-Wilson, C. 1980. Impatiens of Africa 111.
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaNigeria  Grey-Wilson, C. 1980. Impatiens of Africa 111.
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaSenegal  Keay, R. W. J. & F. N. Hepper. 1953-1972. Flora of west tropical Africa, ed. 2.
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaSierra Leone  Grey-Wilson, C. 1980. Impatiens of Africa 111.
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaTogo  Brunel, J. F. et al., eds. 1984. Flore analytique du Togo. Phanerogames
1NativeAfricaWest-Central Tropical AfricaBurundi  Grey-Wilson, C. 1980. Impatiens of Africa 111.
1NativeAfricaWest-Central Tropical AfricaCameroon  Grey-Wilson, C. 1980. Impatiens of Africa 111.
1NativeAfricaWest-Central Tropical AfricaCentral African Republic  Grey-Wilson, C. 1980. Impatiens of Africa 111.
1NativeAfricaWest-Central Tropical AfricaCongo  Grey-Wilson, C. 1980. Impatiens of Africa 111.
1NativeAfricaWest-Central Tropical AfricaDemocratic Republic of the Congo  Grey-Wilson, C. 1980. Impatiens of Africa 111.
1NativeAfricaWest-Central Tropical AfricaGabon  Grey-Wilson, C. 1980. Impatiens of Africa 111.
1NativeAfricaWest-Central Tropical AfricaRwanda  Fischer, E. et al. 2003. A new species of Impatiens (Balsaminaceae) from Nyungwe Forest, Rwanda. Syst. & Geogr. Pl. 73:91-95.
Native
Africa
  • NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Sudan (s.w.), Chad (s.)
  • EAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Tanzania (s. & w.), Uganda
  • WEST-CENTRAL TROPICAL AFRICA: Burundi, Central African Republic, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Congo, Gabon, Rwanda
  • WEST TROPICAL AFRICA: Benin, Côte D'Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo
  • SOUTH TROPICAL AFRICA: Angola, Malawi, Zambia (n.)

Reference(s)
  1. Brunel, J. F. et al., eds. 1984. Flore analytique du Togo. Phanerogames
  2. Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques & South African National Biodiversity Institute. African flowering plants database (on-line resource).
  3. Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 1960-. Flora zambesiaca. Note: lists as Impatiens irvingii Hook. f. ex Oliv.
  4. Fischer, E. et al. 2003. A new species of Impatiens (Balsaminaceae) from Nyungwe Forest, Rwanda. Syst. & Geogr. Pl. 73:91-95.
  5. Grey-Wilson, C. 1980. Impatiens of Africa 111.
  6. Keay, R. W. J. & F. N. Hepper. 1953-1972. Flora of west tropical Africa, ed. 2.
  7. Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=19831. Accessed 14 May 2026.