Impatiens morsei

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Impatiens morsei
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Balsaminaceae
Genus: Impatiens
Species:
I. morsei
Binomial name
Impatiens morsei

Impatiens morsei is a species of flowering plant in the family Balsaminaceae. It is endemic to China, where it only occurs in Guangxi. [1] [2]

It is an annual plant with a succulent, purplish stem growing up to a meter tall. It produces white, pink, or purple flowers with orange throats. It grows in moist, shady habitat such as forest understory. [2]

Sources

  1. 1 2 China Plant Specialist Group (2004). "Impatiens morsei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2004: e.T46545A11066484. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T46545A11066484.en . Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 Impatiens morsei. Flora of China.


It is not an annual

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