IMPATIENS GOMPHOPHYLLA
Author:
John Gilbert Baker, 1895
Family:
BALSAMINACEAE
Origin:
Elevation:
Publisher:
Baker. (1895). In: Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1895: 64.
Collection number:
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Thickness:
5 Centimetres
Height:
120 Centimetres
Propagate:
Seeds/Root Cuttings
CITES:
Synonyms:
Impatiens verdickii, De Wild. 1903.
Impatiens homblei, De Wild. 1915.
Impatiens edulis, G.M. Schulze, 1944
This member of the Balsaminaceae family was given this name by John Gilbert Baker in 1895. It is found in Congo, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Zaïre and Zambia, growing in a well drained but rich soil with quite some water and not that much sun. The caudex can grow to five centimetres in diameter, the entire plant to 120 centimetres in height. The flowers are red to orange and yellow.
The genera name means 'impatience', referring to the fruits which pops when ripe and touched. The species name from Greek gomphos; 'tooth, peg, bolt, bond' and Latin; phylla; 'leaves' for the edges of the leaves. The flower by Bart Wursten, Zambiaflora.com. And the fruits and "teeths" by Bart Wursten, Zambiaflora.com.
Flower
Red - Orange / Yellow
Soil
Mix
Water
Maximum
Sun
Medium
