Impatiens apalophylla Hook.F.

Species

Angiosperms > Ericales > Balsaminaceae > Impatiens

Characteristics

Plants 30-60 cm tall, with a long rhizome. Stem erect, robust, simple. Leaves alternate, crowded at upper part of stem; leaf blade oblong-ovate or oblong-oblanceolate, 10-22 × 4-8 cm, setose between teeth, lateral veins 9 or 10 pairs, base cuneate, margin repand-crenate, apex acuminate. Inflorescences axillary, racemose, 4-10-flowered; peduncles 7-15 cm. Pedicels ca. 2 cm. Flowers yellow, large, to 5 cm. Lateral sepals 4; outer 2: obliquely ovate; inner 2: linear-lanceolate. Lower sepal saccate, abruptly elongated into a slightly curved or involute spur; spur long, 2-3 cm. Upper petal elliptic, apex rounded, mucronulate, abaxial midvein fine; lateral united petals not clawed, 2-lobed; basal lobes oblong, apex acuminate; distal lobes narrowly oblong, apex rounded-obtuse; abaxial auricle broad. Anthers obtuse. Ovary unknown. Capsule clavate. Fl. and fr. Jun-Nov.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.3 - 0.6
Root system rhizome
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 6-11

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) 21 - 30
Germination temperacture (C°) 21 - 23
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Impatiens apalophylla world distribution map, present in China

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:103458-1
WFO ID wfo-0001274507
COL ID 6N6GX
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Impatiens apalophylla Impatiens clavigera var. auriculata