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Impatiens capensis

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Details
Ethnobotanical Use
General Uses
Synonyms
Common Names
Subtypes (subspecies, varieties, subvarieties, forms)
Germination/Propagation
Distribution
Links to other databases
Genome
Scientific Literature
Phytochemical Profile
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Details Top

Internal ID UUID644021aa7424e575897130
Scientific name Impatiens capensis
Authority Meerb.
First published in Afb. Zeldz. Gew. : 8 (1775)

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Synonyms Top

Scientific name Authority First published in
Balsamina fulva (Nutt.) Ser. Fl. Jard. 3: 453 (1849)
Chrysaea biflora (Walter) Nieuwl. & Lunell Amer. Midl. Naturalist 4: 473 (1916)
Impatiens biflora Walter Fl. Carol. : 219 (1788)
Impatiens fulva Nutt. Gen. N. Amer. Pl. 1: 146 (1818)
Impatiens nortonii Rydb. N. Amer. Fl. 25: 95 (1910)
Impatiens biflora f. platymeris Weath. Rhodora 21: 99. 1919
Impatiens biflora f. citrina Weath. Rhodora 19: 115. 1917
Impatiens fulva f. albiflora E.L.Rand & Redfield Fl. Mt. Desert Isl. : 88 (1894)
Impatiens biflora f. albiflora (E.L.Rand & Redfield) Weath. Rhodora 19: 115. 1917
Impatiens biflora f. peasei A.H.Moore ex Weath. Rhodora 19: 116. 1917
Impatiens biflora f. immaculata Weath. Rhodora 19: 117 (1917)
Impatiens noli-tangere subsp. biflora (Walter) Hultén Ark. Bot. , a.s., 7(1): 84 (1967 publ. 1968)
Impatiens maculata Muhl. Cat. 26.
Impatiens capensis f. albiflora (E.L.Rand & Redfield) Fernald & B.G.Schub. Rhodora 50: 205 (1948)
Impatiens capensis f. peasei (A.H.Moore ex Weath.) Fernald & B.G.Schub. Rhodora 50: 205 (1948)
Impatiens capensis f. citrina (Weath.) Fernald & B.G.Schub. Rhodora 50: 205 (1948)
Impatiens capensis f. immaculata (Weath.) Fernald & B.G.Schub. Rhodora 50: 205 (1948)
Impatiens capensis f. platymeris (Weath.) Fernald & B.G.Schub. Rhodora 50: 205 (1948)
Impatiens biflora f. biflora Fosberg Castanea 12: 60 (1947)

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Language Common/alternative name
English jewelweed
English orange balsam
English common jewelweed
English orange jewelweed
English spotted jewelweed
English spotted touch-me-not
Welsh ffromlys oren
German kap-springkraut
German orangefarbenes springkraut
Persian گل دماغه
Finnish lännenpalsami
French balsamine du cap
French impatiente du cap
Dutch oranje springzaad
Polish niecierpek pomarańczowy
Swedish apelsinbalsamin

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Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top

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- Extinct
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- Native
  • Europe
    • Middle Europe
      • Belgium
      • Germany
      • Netherlands
      • Poland
      • Switzerland
    • Northern Europe
      • Denmark
      • Finland
      • Great Britain
    • Southwestern Europe
      • France
  • Northern America
    • Eastern Canada
      • New Brunswick
      • Newfoundland
      • Nova Scotia
      • Ontario
      • Prince Edward Island
      • Québec
    • Mexico
      • Mexico Northeast
    • North-central U.S.A.
      • Illinois
      • Iowa
      • Kansas
      • Minnesota
      • Missouri
      • Nebraska
      • North Dakota
      • Oklahoma
      • South Dakota
      • Wisconsin
    • Northeastern U.S.A.
      • Connecticut
      • Indiana
      • Maine
      • Massachusetts
      • Michigan
      • New Hampshire
      • New Jersey
      • New York
      • Ohio
      • Pennsylvania
      • Rhode Island
      • Vermont
      • West Virginia
    • Northwestern U.S.A.
      • Colorado
      • Idaho
      • Oregon
      • Washington
    • South-central U.S.A.
      • Texas
    • Southeastern U.S.A.
      • Alabama
      • Arkansas
      • Delaware
      • District Of Columbia
      • Florida
      • Georgia
      • Kentucky
      • Louisiana
      • Maryland
      • Mississippi
      • North Carolina
      • South Carolina
      • Tennessee
      • Virginia
    • Subarctic America
      • Northwest Territorie
    • Western Canada
      • Alberta
      • British Columbia
      • Manitoba
      • Saskatchewan

Links to other databases Top

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0000730324
IPNI 128220-2
GBIF 4193852
UNII 88N955S56P
Florida Plant Atlas 406
Flora of Alabama 1129
Canadensys 3655
USDA Plants IMCA
Tropicos 3100006
INPN 103545
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:30008241-2
The Plant List kew-2862264
Missouri Botanical Garden 277722
PFAF Impatiens capensis
Open Tree Of Life 488923
Observations.org 6895
NCBI Taxonomy 55378
NBN Atlas NBNSYS0000003187
Nature Serve 2.130664
IUCN Red List 64314821
IPNI 30008241-2
iNaturalist 47888
GBIF 2891774
Freebase /m/0dddc3
WisFlora 3926
EPPO IPACA
EOL 581158
Calflora (Californian flora) 10612
USDA GRIN 19813
Wikipedia Impatiens_capensis
IPNI 128222-2
GBIF 4193825
IPNI 128221-2
GBIF 4193838
IPNI 128223-2
GBIF 4193812
IPNI 128224-2
GBIF 4193799

Genomes (via NCBI) Top

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Scientific Literature Top

Below are displayed the latest 15 articles published in PMC (PubMed Central®) and other sources (DOI number only)!
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Title Authors Publication Released IDs
Diet of moulting Swainson's Thrushes (Catharus ustulatus) and Tennessee Warblers (Leiothlypis peregrina) at a stopover site during fall migration measured with fecal DNA metabarcoding Blanc-Benigeri A, Poirier V, Narango D, Elliott KH, Frei B Sci Rep 30-Apr-2024
PMCID:PMC11061280
doi:10.1038/s41598-024-59462-0
PMID:38688969
Habitat diversification associated with urban development has a little effect on genetic structure in the annual native plant Commelina communis in an East Asian megacity Taichi N, Nakahama N, Ohmido N, Ushimaru A Ecol Evol 21-Feb-2024
PMCID:PMC10880129
doi:10.1002/ece3.10975
PMID:38384819
Recurrent symmetrical bendings cause dwarfing in Hydrangea through spatial molecular regulation of xylem cell walls Ley-Ngardigal B, Roman H, Brouard N, Huché-Thélier L, Guérin V, Leduc N Front Plant Sci 16-Jan-2024
PMCID:PMC10826399
doi:10.3389/fpls.2023.1268272
PMID:38293622
Variation in flower size and shape of Impatiens capensis is correlated with urbanization in Montreal, Canada Faure J, Volz V, Joly S Ecol Evol 13-Dec-2023
PMCID:PMC10716670
doi:10.1002/ece3.10826
PMID:38094148
The effect of experimental pollinator decline on pollinator‐mediated selection on floral traits Brown KS, Caruso CM Ecol Evol 09-Nov-2023
PMCID:PMC10636310
doi:10.1002/ece3.10706
PMID:37953983
De-novo whole genome assembly of the orange jewelweed, Impatiens capensis Meerb. (Balsaminaceae) using nanopore long-read sequencing Gadagkar SR, Baeza JA, Buss K, Johnson N PeerJ 23-Oct-2023
PMCID:PMC10601903
doi:10.7717/peerj.16328
PMID:37901463
The most polyphagous insect herbivore? Host plant associations of the Meadow spittlebug, Philaenus spumarius (L.) Thompson V, Harkin C, Stewart AJ PLoS One 04-Oct-2023
PMCID:PMC10602594
doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0291734
PMID:37792900
Heterologous Expression of OtsB Increases Tuber Yield and Phenotypic Stability in Potato under Both Abiotic and Biotic Stresses Morgan BL, Kakeshpour T, Occhialini A, King G, Sichterman M, Harbison SA, Rigoulot SB, Brabazon H, Stewart CN Jr, Lenaghan SC Plants (Basel) 26-Sep-2023
PMCID:PMC10574632
doi:10.3390/plants12193394
PMID:37836134
Genetic structure of Trifolium pratense populations in a cityscape Mollashahi H, Urbaniak J, Szymura TH, Szymura M PeerJ 05-Sep-2023
PMCID:PMC10487591
doi:10.7717/peerj.15927
PMID:37692122
Water deficit changes patterns of selection on floral signals and nectar rewards in the common morning glory García Y, Dow BS, Parachnowitsch AL AoB Plants 25-Aug-2023
PMCID:PMC10601024
doi:10.1093/aobpla/plad061
PMID:37899982
Elastic pinch biomechanisms can yield consistent launch speeds regardless of projectile mass Jorge JF, Patek SN J R Soc Interface 23-Aug-2023
PMCID:PMC10445031
doi:10.1098/rsif.2023.0234
PMID:37608709
King rail (Rallus elegans) home range and microhabitat characteristics in western Lake Erie coastal marshes Brewer DE, Gehring TM, Garcia MM, Shirkey BT, Simpson JW, Fournier AM Ecol Evol 26-Apr-2023
PMCID:PMC10133529
doi:10.1002/ece3.10043
PMID:37122771
Elevation and phylogeny shape herbaceous seed dormancy in a biodiversity hotspot of southwest China Chen K, Chen Z, Huang Y, Jiang Z Ecol Evol 18-Apr-2023
PMCID:PMC10111168
doi:10.1002/ece3.9986
PMID:37082323
Proximity to oilseed rape fields affects plant pollination and pollinator‐mediated selection on a co‐flowering plant on the Tibetan Plateau Qiu Y, Yan X, Ma H, Wang Y, Yang R, Opedal ØH, Zhao Z Evol Appl 05-Mar-2023
PMCID:PMC10130553
doi:10.1111/eva.13538
PMID:37124085
The First Evidence of Gibberellic Acid’s Ability to Modulate Target Species’ Sensitivity to Honeysuckle (Lonicera maackii) Allelochemicals Barta CÉ, Jenkins BC, Lindstrom DS, Zahnd AK, Székely G Plants (Basel) 23-Feb-2023
PMCID:PMC10005159
doi:10.3390/plants12051014
PMID:36903875

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Name PubChem ID Canonical SMILES MW Found in Proof
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Kaempferol 5280863 Click to see 286.24 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/0003-9861(58)90127-9

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