Impatiens morsei

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Impatiens morsei
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Balsaminaceae
Genus: Impatiens
Species: I. morsei
Binomial name
Impatiens morsei
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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. China Plant Specialist Group. 2004. Impatiens morsei. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.1. Downloaded on 04 July 2013.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Impatiens morsei. Flora of China.


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