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Impatiens salpinx
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Photo: Neil Crouch
red Wall Cave area, Chimanimani
Photo: Neil Crouch
red Wall Cave area, Chimanimani
Photo: Neil Crouch
red Wall Cave area, Chimanimani
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| Frequency: | Locally common in suitable habitats in the Chimanimani Mts |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Somewhat shrubby perennial herb, up to 70 cm high. Stems erect or decumbent, hairless. Leaves spirally arranged, ovate-lanceolate or more or less elliptic, 2.5-5.5 cm long, base running into the short petiole; margin finely toothed. Flowers solitary, deep red. Dorsal petal forming a hood; upper lateral petals c. 8 × 4 mm, broadly ovate-elliptic; lower lateral petals c. 5 × 4 mm, broadly ovate; spur on the lower sepal, very broadly trumpet-shaped, gradually tapering, 20-32 mm long, sharply incurved, sometimes slightly bifid at the apex. |
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| Habitat: | Along water courses and in shady places, growing in wet grass among ferns. |
| Altitude range: (metres) | 1450 - 2300 m |
| Flowering time: | (Jun) Sep - Dec |
| Worldwide distribution: | Confined to the Chimanimani Mountains of Zimbabwe and Mozambique |
| Zimbabwe distribution: | E |
| Growth form: | P |
| Endemic status: | Near Endemic |
| Red data list status: | Lower Risk - near threatened |
| Insects (whose larvae eat this species): | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Content last updated: | Wednesday 17 June 2009 |
| Literature: |
Da Silva, M.C., Izidine, S. & Amude, A.B. (2004). A preliminary checklist of the vascular plants of Mozambique. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 30 Sabonet, Pretoria Page 36. Golding, J.S. (ed.) (2002). Southern African Plant Red Data Lists. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 14. SABONET. Pretoria. Page 172. Grey-Wilson, C. (1980). Impatiens of Africa A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam Pages 195 - 196. (Includes a picture). Launert, E. (1963). Balsaminaceae FZ 2(1) Pages 168 - 169. (Includes a picture). Launert, E. & Gonçalves, M.L. (1969). 36. Balsaminaceae Flora de Moçambique Junta de Investigaçoes de Ultramar, Centro de Botanica Pages 6 - 7. Mapaura, A & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 29. Mapaura, A. (2002). Endemic Plant Species of Zimbabwe. Kirkia 18(1) Page 135. |
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Flora Zambesiaca web site: Impatiens salpinx
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IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Impatiens salpinx
JSTOR Plant Science: Impatiens salpinx
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Impatiens salpinx
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West African Plants database: Impatiens salpinx
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