Balsaminaceae
Impatiens

Impatiens fischeri Warb.

First published in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenw. Ost-Afrikas, C: 254 (1895)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Kenya. It is a tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Kenya

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Grey-Wilson, C. (1982). Flora of Tropical East Africa, Balsaminaceae: 1-76.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Grey-Wilson, C. (1982). Flora of Tropical East Africa, Balsaminaceae: 1-76.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • A.D.Q. Agnew, Upland Kenya Wild Flowers p. 151 (1974).
  • Chiov., Racc. Bot. Miss. Consol. Kenya: 14 (1935).
  • Cufod., Enumeratio Plantarum Aethiopiae Spermatophyta (Supplement in Bull. Jard. Bot. Brux.) p. 496(1958).
  • Gilg in A. Engler, Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie 43: 115 (1909).
  • Grey-Wilson, Impat. Afr.: 162, figs. 102a–j, pl. 32 (1980).
  • Warb. in Die Pflanzenwelt Ost-Afrikas und der Nachbargebiete, Theile C: 254 (1895).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1976 Magogo, F.C. [1551] Kenya K000332616 No
Jan 1, 1976 Cribb, P.; Wilson G. [10862] Kenya K000332618 No
Jan 1, 1973 Robertson, S.A. [1576] Kenya K000332601 No
Jan 1, 1961 Verdcourt, B.; Polhill [2986] Kenya K000332603 No
Jan 1, 1961 Napper, D.M. [1512] Kenya K000332598 No
Jan 1, 1961 Verdcourt, B. [2302] Kenya K000332602 No
Faden, R.B. [1332] Kenya K000332593 No
Gilbert, M.G. [5802] Kenya K000332591 No
Fries, C.E. [718] Kenya K000332606 No
Battiscombe, E. [133] Kenya K000332611 No
Hutchins, D.E. [s.n.] Kenya K000332605 No
Ossent, J.R. [179] Kenya K000332596 No
Robertson, S.A. [1576] Kenya K000332609 No
Tweedie, D.R. [1969] Kenya K000332599 No
Battiscombe, E. [553] Kenya K000332612 No
Atthis C [1315] Kenya K000332608 No
Dowson, W.J. [112] Kenya K000332613 No
Spjut, R.W. [2945] Kenya K000332615 No
Elliot, G.F.S. [8] Kenya K000332604 No
Someren, V.G.L., van [5073] Kenya K000332614 No
Fries, C.E. [2562] Kenya K000332607 No
Whitehead, M.J. [5] Kenya K000332592 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0