Impatiens textori Miq.

Species

Angiosperms > Ericales > Balsaminaceae > Impatiens

Characteristics

A herb. It grows each year from seed. It grows 40-70 cm tall. The stem is erect and usually has a reddish colour. The leaves are alternate and leaves higher up are smaller. The leaves are broadly oval and 3-14 cm long by 3-7 cm wide. They are hairy underneath. There are teeth along the edges. The flowers are in groups of 4-10 and are purplish.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.6
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Wet shaded places in low mountains. By streams and along canals at elevations of 1000-1100 metres in eastern China.
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It is a temperate plant. In north China it grows near streams and canals between 1,000-1,100 m above sea level.
Light 4-9
Soil humidity 4-9
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 3-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) -

Usage

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

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) 21 - 30
Germination temperacture (C°) 21 - 23
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:374377-1
WFO ID wfo-0000731060
COL ID 6MTXH
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Impatiens kojeensis Impatiens koreana Impatiens textori Impatiens japonica Impatiens atrosanguinea