Impatiens walleriana
Hook.fil. · speciesAt a glance
Sources12 archives
Databases and archives Impatiens walleriana's data was compiled from.
WikipediaWikimedia Foundation12 languages↗
BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗
GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility6 236 records↗
ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI11 eDNA detections↗
BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics14 specimens↗
NCBIUS National Library of Medicinesequences↗
GRIN TaxonomyUSDA-ARSdistribution & uses↗
Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗
CCDBChromosome Counts DB · Tel Aviv U.genome & karyotype↗
giftgenome & karyotype
PloiDBPloidy Databasegenome & karyotype
GLoBIGlobal Biotic Interactionsbiotic interactions↗Every layer below draws on the sources above — open one to explore it, or use ← → to move between tabs.
Impatiens walleriana Impatiens walleriana (syn. Impatiens sultanii), also known as busy Lizzie (British Isles), balsam, sultana, or simply impatiens, is a species of the genus Impatiens, native to eastern Africa from Kenya to Mozambique. The Latin specific epithet walleriana honours a British missionary, Horace Waller (1833–1896).
No narrative description available for this taxon yet.
Size & morphology22
Life cycle & reproduction12
Diet & foraging1
Habitat & environment16
Physiology & chemistry2
A DNA barcode is a short, standardised stretch of genes that works like a fingerprint — enough to tell one species from another. Below is the molecular trace Impatiens walleriana has left across the world's sequence archives.
At a glance
★ the standard DNA barcode for this group — the short region actually read to tell this species apart. The rest are extra genes sequenced along the way.
The complete instruction manual Impatiens walleriana carries — its genome. We read it from three angles — how big it is, how the DNA is packed into chromosomes, and how completely it has been sequenced — and explain how to read each value as you go.
Chromosomes & ploidyhow the DNA is packaged
2n is the full chromosome count in a normal body cell; n is a gamete (egg or sperm), which carries half. Ploidy is how many complete chromosome sets each cell holds — 2× (diploid) is typical for animals, while higher levels (polyploidy) are common in plants. Click any value below to see the underlying records and sources.
2n 1627×CCDB · ipcn-api-dl · CCDB · book-ipcn66 · CCDB · book-ipcn72 +6
n 84×CCDB · ipcn-api-dl · CCDB · book-ipcn72
diploid inferred1×PloiDB · genus-scale
How far back this lineage goes — and how we know. Everything here is measured in Ma, short for “mega-annum”: millions of years ago. The chart reads left to right like a calendar of the Earth, from the deep past on the left to today at the right edgetop to bottom like a core drilled through the Earth, from the deep past at the top down to today at the bottom.
At a glance
When this lineage existed
How to read this: the coloured strip along the bottomdown the left is the geological calendar — the standard epochs (Pliocene, Pleistocene…) every museum uses, shown so you can see which chapter of Earth's history this lineage lived in. This lineage is a young one, so the strip is zoomed in to epochs — the finer subdivisions inside a period. The orange marker is the DNA clock: DNA accumulates mutations at a roughly steady rate, so comparing this species' DNA with its relatives estimates when the lineage split off — independently of any fossil.
Record type6 236 records
Origin
Range
Wildobservation + sensor
Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.
Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence
Backed by a physical specimen — a herbarium sheet, sample or voucher held in a collection. “Vouchered” means supported by material evidence, not just an observation.
Cultivated / Captivenot free-living
A living individual in a botanical garden, zoo or nursery — cultivated or kept, not free-living.
Wildobservation + sensor
Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.
Holding institutions98 of 195 geolocated
Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.
| Institution | Specimens |
|---|---|
| Durango, MX | 213 |
| Saint Louis, US | 131 |
| Chicago, US | 44 |
| Mexico City, MX | 42 |
| National Biodiversity Institute, Costa Ricalocation not on record | 34 |
| Brisbane, AU | 31 |
| Auckland, NZ | 26 |
| Universidad de Antioquia (UdeA)location not on record | 26 |
| Blumenau, BR | 26 |
| Kew, GB | 25 |
| Museo Nacional de Costa Rica (MNCR)location not on record | 24 |
| University of Stellenboschlocation not on record | 21 |
| Bloomington, US | 20 |
| Universidad de Caldas (UCaldas)location not on record | 20 |
| UTFPR-CPlocation not on record | 20 |
| Campo Mourão, BR | 16 |
| Austin, US | 16 |
| Mount Annan, AU | 15 |
| Chapingo, MX | 14 |
| León, NI | 12 |
| Bronx, US | 11 |
| Museo naturalistico del Frignano Ferruccio Minghellilocation not on record | 10 |
| DOI/NPS, Chickasaw National Recreation Arealocation not on record | 10 |
| Christchurch, NZ | 9 |
| Mérida, MX | 9 |
| Puerto Ayora, EC | 9 |
| Area de Conservacion Guanacastelocation not on record | 8 |
| Maringá, BR | 8 |
| Instituto de Investigação Científica Tropicallocation not on record | 8 |
| TAFORI-LSRClocation not on record | 8 |
| DSMlocation not on record | 7 |
| UEMlocation not on record | 7 |
| San Jose State University, Museum of Birds and Mammalslocation not on record | 6 |
| JBRJlocation not on record | 6 |
| San Isidro, AR | 6 |
| UNICAMPlocation not on record | 6 |
| SLU Artdatabankenlocation not on record | 6 |
| WAGlocation not on record | 6 |
| HUAlocation not on record | 5 |
| UESBlocation not on record | 5 |
| Arusha, TZ | 5 |
| INBIOlocation not on record | 5 |
| Istituto Agrario Castelnuovolocation not on record | 5 |
| FUVATESlocation not on record | 5 |
| Chongqing Museumlocation not on record | 5 |
| Pretoria, ZA | 5 |
| Instituto de Investigaciones Biológicas, Universidad Veracruzana, Región Xalapalocation not on record | 5 |
| GB | 5 |
| Universidade de São Paulolocation not on record | 4 |
| Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paranálocation not on record | 4 |
| Cascavel, BR | 4 |
| LDlocation not on record | 4 |
| Clocation not on record | 4 |
| Tapachula, MX | 4 |
| Kochi, JP | 4 |
| Honolulu, US | 4 |
| UNESClocation not on record | 4 |
| UNESP-RClocation not on record | 4 |
| Tuxtla Gutiérrez, MX | 4 |
| Canberra, AU | 4 |
| Smithfield, AU | 4 |
| Mexico City, MX | 4 |
| Riverside, US | 4 |
| Antiguo Cuscatlán, SV | 3 |
| EL PASO, US | 3 |
| UTFPR-SLlocation not on record | 3 |
| Centre de Recherche en Sciences Naturelles (CRSN/Lwiro)location not on record | 3 |
| South Kensington, GB | 3 |
| Palmerston, AU | 3 |
| San José, CR | 3 |
| Puebla, MX | 3 |
| Museu Nacional, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeirolocation not on record | 3 |
| ESALQlocation not on record | 3 |
| Davis, US | 3 |
| Universidade Federal de Santa Catarinalocation not on record | 3 |
| Florida Museum of Natural History- Zoology, Paleontology & Paleobotanylocation not on record | 3 |
| St. Augustine, TT | 3 |
| Foz do Iguaçu, BR | 3 |
| UFPRlocation not on record | 3 |
| Xiamen, CN | 3 |
| Criciúma, BR | 3 |
| Museo Entomologico de Leonlocation not on record | 3 |
| Berlin, DE | 3 |
| Altos de Pipe, VE | 3 |
| Canadian Department of Agriculturelocation not on record | 3 |
| UERJlocation not on record | 3 |
| UFSClocation not on record | 3 |
| Guatemala City, GT | 2 |
| Gump Stationlocation not on record | 2 |
| Yaoundé, CM | 2 |
| Universidad Nacional de Colombia (UNAL)location not on record | 2 |
| MeiseBGlocation not on record | 2 |
| Denver, US | 2 |
| Cambridge, US | 2 |
| Ilhéus, BR | 2 |
| Londrina, BR | 2 |
| Bangkok, TH | 2 |
| Provincia di Livornolocation not on record | 2 |
| TAIElocation not on record | 2 |
| BMlocation not on record | 2 |
| Ivano-Frankivsk, UA | 2 |
| Chaguaramas, TT | 2 |
| MAlocation not on record | 2 |
| Minia, EG | 2 |
| USP-IBlocation not on record | 2 |
| UNESP-FCAlocation not on record | 2 |
| Ciudad de México, MX | 2 |
| UNIVILLElocation not on record | 2 |
| OTSlocation not on record | 2 |
| Mexico City, MX | 2 |
| Universidad Distrital Francisco José de Caldas (UDistrital)location not on record | 2 |
| Tampa, US | 2 |
| Taipei, TW | 2 |
| UNESP-FCAVlocation not on record | 2 |
| Universidad de Pamplona (UPamplona)location not on record | 2 |
| Instituto do Meio Ambientelocation not on record | 2 |
| UTFPR-DVlocation not on record | 2 |
| Jackson, US | 2 |
| Aarhus, DK | 2 |
| Uberlândia, BR | 2 |
| EAlocation not on record | 2 |
| UFESlocation not on record | 2 |
| Fortaleza, BR | 1 |
| ASUlocation not on record | 1 |
| UFBAlocation not on record | 1 |
| Taipei, TW | 1 |
| Cuiabá, BR | 1 |
| Nishihara, JP | 1 |
| Nishihara, JP | 1 |
| Tsukuba, JP | 1 |
| Chicago, US | 1 |
| Universidade Federale do Rio Grande do Sullocation not on record | 1 |
| Toluca, MX | 1 |
| Odawara, JP | 1 |
| Mexico City, MX | 1 |
| Millersville, US | 1 |
| Universidade Federal do Vale do São Franciscolocation not on record | 1 |
| College of the Atlantic, Museumlocation not on record | 1 |
| UEMAlocation not on record | 1 |
| Burlington, US | 1 |
| UFRRJlocation not on record | 1 |
| Seropédica, BR | 1 |
| MEXUlocation not on record | 1 |
| Clemson, US | 1 |
| Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznańlocation not on record | 1 |
| Jardín Botánico de Cartagena "Guillermo Piñeres" (JBC)location not on record | 1 |
| Córdoba, AR | 1 |
| GAlocation not on record | 1 |
| Universidade Federal do Ceara, Departamento de Biologialocation not on record | 1 |
| Görlitz, DE | 1 |
| UFERSAlocation not on record | 1 |
| SCZlocation not on record | 1 |
| Centro de Biotecnologia e Quimica-CEBIQlocation not on record | 1 |
| Santa Cruz de la Sierra, BO | 1 |
| UNIVASFlocation not on record | 1 |
| Universidade Federal do Maranhãolocation not on record | 1 |
| Calabar, NG | 1 |
| CEPLAClocation not on record | 1 |
| Bern, CH | 1 |
| James Cook Townsvillelocation not on record | 1 |
| QCNElocation not on record | 1 |
| La Paz, BO | 1 |
| Ann Arbor, US | 1 |
| Wlocation not on record | 1 |
| Philadelphia, US | 1 |
| Culiacán, MX | 1 |
| Universidad Autónoma de Nayaritlocation not on record | 1 |
| Montecillo, Texcoco, MX | 1 |
| Embrapa Agrobiology Diazothrophic Microbial Culture Collectionlocation not on record | 1 |
| UNEMATlocation not on record | 1 |
| Durham, US | 1 |
| Miami, US | 1 |
| Corporación Autónoma Regional Para la Defensa de la Meseta de Bucaramanga (CDMB)location not on record | 1 |
| Instituto Amazónico de Investigaciones Científicas - SINCHIlocation not on record | 1 |
| Federal University of Espírito Santolocation not on record | 1 |
| Tuxtla Gutiérrez, MX | 1 |
| COLlocation not on record | 1 |
| Rotorua, NZ | 1 |
| Corrientes, AR | 1 |
| John T. Waterhouse Herbariumlocation not on record | 1 |
| Fredericksburg, US | 1 |
| Durham, US | 1 |
| Instituto de Investigación de Recursos Biológicos Alexander von Humboldt (IAvH)location not on record | 1 |
| DOI/NPS, Little Rock Central High School National Historic Sitelocation not on record | 1 |
| Madison, US | 1 |
| UFMGlocation not on record | 1 |
| NO DISPONIBLElocation not on record | 1 |
| Masindi, UG | 1 |
| Departamento de Geologia, Universidad de Chilelocation not on record | 1 |
| Universidad Industrial de Santander (UIS)location not on record | 1 |
| BISHlocation not on record | 1 |
| Adelaide, AU | 1 |
| Badajoz, ES | 1 |
| UFOPlocation not on record | 1 |
| Loja, EC | 1 |
Cultivated / Captivenot free-living
A living individual in a botanical garden, zoo or nursery — cultivated or kept, not free-living.
Where the DNA of Impatiens walleriana was picked up in samples of water, soil or air — nobody saw the organism, only its DNA left behind. A trace is a clue that the species was near, not a confirmed sighting.
Signal
Where its DNA was found
How strong is each trace?
Modelled climatemodelled
How to read this: each dot is one detection of this species' DNA in an environmental sample. The confidence meter weighs how many independent studies and places back up the signal — one detection in one study is a hint; many across several studies is solid. Records dated before 2008 (when eDNA methods began) are treated as likely mislabeled and left off the map.