刚果凤仙花 Impatiens niamniamensis


  • Scientific Name: Impatiens niamniamensis Gilg
  • Ref: Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 43:104. 1909
  • Synonyms: Impatiens myriantha Gilg, Impatiens violaceopilosula De Wild.
  • English Common Name: Congo cockatoo, parrot impatiens
  • Chinese Common Name: 刚果凤仙花 Gāngguǒ fèngxiān∙huā, 鹦鹉嘴凤仙花 yīngwǔ∙zuǐ fèngxiān∙huā
  • Family: Balsaminaceae
  • Genus: Impatiens
  • Distribution: comes from tropical Africa. It can be found from Cameroon through central and East Africa, up to Sudan, Kenya, Tanzania and Angola. It grows in moist and shaded bushlands, at an elevation of 350–2,400 metres (1,150–7,870 ft) above sea level.
  • Photo: 04/19/2013, Chenshan Botanical Garden, Shanghai

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