Impatiens omeiana Hook.F.

Species

Angiosperms > Ericales > Balsaminaceae > Impatiens

Characteristics

Plants erect, 30-50 cm tall, with robust rhizome, simple, nodes turgid. Leaves alternate, often crowded at upper part of stem; petiole 4-6 cm; leaf blade lanceolate or ovate-oblong, 8-16 × 4-5 cm, setose between teeth, lateral veins 5-7 pairs, base cuneate, margin coarsely crenate, apex acuminate. Inflorescences terminal, racemose, 5-8-flowered; peduncles 4-10 cm. Pedicels ca. 2 cm, slender, bracteate at base; bract ovate-oblong. Flowers yellow, large. Lateral sepals 4; outer 2: obliquely ovate; inner 2: falcate. Lower sepal narrowly funnelform, narrowed into an involute, short spur. Upper petal triangular-orbicular, apex rounded, cuspidate, abaxial midvein slightly thickened; lateral united petals not clawed, 2-lobed; basal lobes subtetragonous; distal lobes dolabriform, longer, apex rounded; abaxial auricle broad. Anthers obtuse. Ovary fusiform. Capsule unknown. Fl. Aug-Sep.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.1 - 0.5
Mature height (meter) 0.3 - 0.5
Root system rhizome
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Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
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Nitrogen fixer -
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Environment

Light 3-8
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity 2-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-10

Usage

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

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings, divisions or seedlings.
Mode cuttings divisions seedlings
Germination duration (days) 21 - 30
Germination temperacture (C°) 21 - 23
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Germination treatment -
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Optimum temperature (C°) -
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Productivity -

Images

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Distribution

Impatiens omeiana world distribution map, present in China

Conservation status

Impatiens omeiana threat status: Endangered

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:103833-1
WFO ID wfo-0001274610
COL ID 3PK8H
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Impatiens omeiana