Impatiens

See also: impatiens

Translingual

Impatiens noli-tangere (touch-me-not balsam) flower

Etymology

From Latin impatiēns (“not tolerating, avoiding”).

Proper noun

Impatiens f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Balsaminaceae – flowering plants called variously jewelweeds, touch-me-nots, and balsams.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, asterids – clades; Ericales – order; Balsaminaceae – family

Hyponyms

• (genus): Impatiens subg. Acaulimpatiens, Impatiens subg. Impatiens, Impatiens subg. Semeiocardium, Impatiens subg. Trimorphopetalum - subgenera
  • Impatiens noli-tangere (touch-me-not balsam) - type species; Impatiens balsamina (garden balsam), Impatiens capensis (common jewelweed), Impatiens hawkeri (New Guinea impatiens), Impatiens pallida (pale jewelweed); for other species see Impatiens on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Further reading

• Impatiens on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Impatiens on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Impatiens on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Impatiens at USDA Plants database