Impatiens
See also: impatiens
Translingual
Etymology
From Latin impatiēns (“not tolerating, avoiding”).
Proper noun
Impatiens f
- 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
- Category:Impatiens on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Impatiens at USDA Plants database