Photo by Bart Wursten, Zambiaflora.com.
A whole bsh by Robert v. Blittersdorff,
Africanplants.senckenberg.de.
And from the front by Bart Wursten,
Zambiaflora.com. |
| Author: |
John Gilbert Baker, 1895 | |
Family: |
BALSAMINACEAE |
| Origin: |
Congo, Malawi, Mozambique,
Tanzania, Zambia, Zaïre |
| Soil: |
Mix |
| Water: |
Maximum |
| Sun: |
Medium |
| Thickness: |
5 Centimetres |
| Height: |
120 Centimetres |
| Flower: |
Red - Orange / Yellow |
| Propagate: |
Seeds/Root Cuttings |
| Names: |
- |
| 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. |
