IMPATIENS ROTHII
Author:
Joseph Dalton Hooker, 1868
Family:
BALSAMINACEAE
Origin:
Elevation:
Publisher:
Hook. fil. (1868). In: Oliv., Fl. Trop. Afr. 1: 302.
Collection number:
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Thickness:
7 Centimetres
Height:
100 Centimetres
Propagate:
Seeds/Bulbs
CITES:
Synonyms:
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This member of the Balsaminaceae family was given this name by Joseph Dalton Hooker in 1868. It is found in central Ethiopia, growing in a rich soil with lots of water and some sun. The caudex can grow to seven centimetres in diameter, the entire plant to 100 centimetres in height. The flowers are salmon pink.
The genera name means 'impatience', referring to the fruits which pops when ripe and touched. The species is named after Albrecht Wilhelm Roth, 1757-1834, a German botanist.
Flower
Salmon Pink
Soil
Rich
Water
Maximum
Sun
Medium
