Impatiens pulchra Hook.F. & Thomson

Species

Angiosperms > Ericales > Balsaminaceae > Impatiens

Characteristics

A herb. It grows each year from seed. It grows 20-40 cm tall. It has many fibrous roots. The leaves are alternate and 5-10 cm long by 2.5-3.5 cm wide. There are teeth along the edge. There are 1 or 2 flowers in a group in the axils of the upper leaves.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.25 - 0.35
Root system fibrous-root
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
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OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

It is a subtropical plant. In Yunnan.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 7-12

Usage

Uses -
Edible leaves stems
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 pulchra world distribution map, present in Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, and Nepal

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:374291-1
WFO ID wfo-0000730898
COL ID 3PKCB
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Impatiens annulifer Impatiens pulchra Impatiens mengtszeana