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Impatiens wallerana
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Rusitu Valley, Ngorima CL
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Rusitu Forest
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Rusitu Forest
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Road from Mt Selinda to Espungabera border post
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| Synonyms: |
Impatiens holstii Engl. & Warb. Impatiens sultani Hook. f. Impatiens walleriana Hook. f. |
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| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Perennial herb, 30 - 60 cm. Leaves spirally arranged, variable in shape and size, mostly hairless, slightly fleshy, dark green to reddish green; margins crenate-serrulate, often with hairs at the apex of the crenations. Flowers in few-flowered axillary or terminal clusters, variable in colour from pink to deep violet, rarely white; lateral petals very deeply lobed as to appear nearly separate. Spur up to 4 cm, slender, curved. |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | wallerana: after Rev. Horace Waller (1833-1896), British botanist, plant collector, missionary in Central Africa, member of Livingstone's Zambezi expedition, and editor of two of his journals. |
| Habitat: | In shade along streams and in damp areas in evergreen forest, often on decaying tree trunks. |
| Altitude range: (metres) | |
| Flowering time: | Almost throughout the year |
| Worldwide distribution: | Kenya, Tanzania (incl. Zanzibar and Pemba), Malawi, Mozambique and Zimbabwe. |
| Zimbabwe distribution: | E |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Friday 26 October 2007 |
| Literature: |
Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 33. 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. Grey-Wilson, C. (1980). Impatiens of Africa A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam Pages 81 - 82. (Includes a picture). Grey-Wilson, C. (1982). Balsaminaceae Flora of Tropical East Africa Pages 15 - 16. as Impatiens walleriana Launert, E. (1963). Balsaminaceae Flora Zambesiaca 2(1) Pages 166 - 167. Launert, E. & Gonçalves, M.L. (1969). 36. Balsaminaceae Flora de Moçambique Junta de Investigaçoes de Ultramar, Centro de Botanica Pages 3 - 5. 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. Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 35. Strugnell, A.M. (2006). A Checklist of the Spermatophytes of Mount Mulanje, Malawi Scripta Botanica Belgica 34 National Botanic Garden of Belgium Page 61. as Impatiens walleriana Timberlake, J.R., Bayliss, J., Dowsett-Lemaire, F., Congdon, C., Branch, B., Collins, S., Curran, M., Dowsett, R,J., Fishpool, L., Francisco, J., Harris, Kopp, M. & de Sousa, C. (2012). Mt Mabu, Mozambique: Biodiversity and Conservation Report produced under the Darwin Initiative Award 15/036. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, London Page 72. |
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