Impatiens wilsoni

Impatiens wilsoni
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Balsaminaceae
Genus: Impatiens
Species: I. wilsoni
Binomial name
Impatiens wilsoni
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Impatiens wilsoni is a species of flowering plant in the family Balsaminaceae. It is endemic to China, where it is known only from Sichuan.[1]

This species grows up to half a meter tall. The inflorescence is a raceme of 4 to 10 large, white flowers.[2]

The plant grows in moist, shady habitat, such as forest understory.[2]

Sources

  1. China Plant Specialist Group. 2004. Impatiens wilsoni. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.1. Downloaded on 04 July 2013.
  2. 1 2 Impatiens wilsoni. Flora of China.


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