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4856.000 Impatiens
Fayaz, F. (2011) Encyclopedia of Tropical Plants Firefly Books, New Zealand
Description of the genus
Herbs, terrestrial, sometimes epiphytic; annuals, perennials or suffrutescent perennials; stems succulent, rarely woody below, erect or procumbent, often rooting at lower nodes, occasionally acaulescent. Leaves spirally arranged, opposite or in verticils. Inflorescence of racemes or fascicles or solitary flowers, axillary. Flowers with lateral sepals 2, lower sepal with spur; petals 5 the 4 lateral ones united into pairs. Fruit a capsule, elastically dehiscent. Seeds many. Worldwide: >1,000 species in tropical and sub-tropical montane regions. Mozambique: 12 taxa. The larvae of the following species of insect eat species of this genus:
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| Species | FZ divisions | Content |
| assurgens Baker | N | Description, Image |
| balsamina L. | N | |
| cecilii N.E.Br. subsp. cecilii | MS | Description, Image |
| gomphophylla Baker | N | Description, Image |
| irvingii Hook. f. | N | Description, Image |
| oreocallis Launert | N,Z | Description, Image |
| psychadelphoides Launert[NrEnd] | Z,MS | Description, Image |
| salpinx Schulze & Launert[NrEnd][LR-nt] | MS | Description, Image |
| sylvicola Burtt Davy | MS | Description, Image |
| wallerana Hook. f. | Z,MS | Description, Image |
| wuerstenii S.B. Janssens & Dessein[End][VU] | MS | Description, Image |
| zombensis Baker | Z | Image |
Other sources of information about Impatiens:
Our websites:
Flora of Malawi: ImpatiensFlora of Mozambique: cultivated Impatiens
Flora of Zambia: Impatiens
Flora of Zimbabwe: Impatiens
Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Impatiens
External websites:
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): ImpatiensFlora Zambesiaca web site: Impatiens
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Impatiens
Wikipedia: Impatiens
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Impatiens
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Impatiens
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