Balsaminaceae
Impatiens

Impatiens macroptera Hook.f.

First published in J. Proc. Linn. Soc., Bot. 7: 186 (1863)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Nigeria to W. Central Tropical Africa. It grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cameroon, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gulf of Guinea Is., Nigeria, Zaïre

Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Hutchinson, J., Dalziel, J.M. & Keay, R.W.J. (1954-1958). Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 1: 1-828.
  • Robyns, W. & al. (eds.) (1948-1963). Flore du Congo Belge et du Ruanda-Urundi 1-10.
  • Sita, P. & Moutsambote, J.-M. (2005). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Congo, ed. sept. 2005: 1-158. ORSTOM, Centre de Brazzaville.
  • Sosef, M.S.M. & al. (2006). Check-list des plantes vasculaires du Gabon. Scripta Botanica Belgica 35: 1-438.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • Gilg in Engl. Bot. Jahrb. 43: 115 (1909).
  • —F.T.A. 1: 301

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Hutchinson, J., Dalziel, J.M. & Keay, R.W.J. (1954-1958). Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 1: 1-828.
  • Robyns, W. & al. (eds.) (1948-1963). Flore du Congo Belge et du Ruanda-Urundi 1-10.
  • Sita, P. & Moutsambote, J.-M. (2005). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Congo, ed. sept. 2005: 1-158. ORSTOM, Centre de Brazzaville.
  • Sosef, M.S.M. & al. (2006). Check-list des plantes vasculaires du Gabon. Scripta Botanica Belgica 35: 1-438.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jul 1, 2002 Lane, P. [309], Cameroon K000027086 No
Jul 1, 2002 Etuge, M. [1716], Cameroon K000027078 No
Jul 1, 2002 Etuge, M. [2373], Cameroon K000027079 No
Jul 1, 2002 Cable, S. [2412], Cameroon K000027083 No
Jul 1, 2002 Cable, S. [3295], Cameroon K000027080 No
Jul 1, 2002 Zapfack, L. [697], Cameroon K000027081 No
Jul 1, 2002 Etuge, M. [1952], Cameroon K000027092 No
Jul 1, 2002 Lane, P. [36], Cameroon K000027087 No
Jul 1, 2002 Lane, P. [45], Cameroon K000027088 No
Jul 1, 2002 Ensermu, K. [3552], Cameroon K000027246 No
Jul 1, 2002 Schoenenberger, J. [55], Cameroon K000027085 No
Jul 1, 2002 Etuge, M. [4393], Cameroon K000027093 No
Jul 1, 2002 Cable, S. [20], Cameroon K000027089 No
Jul 1, 2002 Cable, S. [3509], Cameroon K000027082 No
Jul 1, 2002 Cable, S. [3255], Cameroon K000027247 No
Jul 1, 2002 Wheatley, J.I. [383], Cameroon K000027090 No
Jul 1, 2002 Etuge, M. [4186], Cameroon K000027091 No
Jul 1, 2002 Mackinder, B. [300], Cameroon K000027084 No
Jan 1, 1994 Cable, S. [411], Cameroon K000381379 No
Jan 1, 1993 Cheek, M. [3772], Cameroon K000540137 No
Jan 1, 1993 Wheatley, J.I. [500], Cameroon K000381372 No
Jan 1, 1993 Kwangue, A. [139], Cameroon K000381374 No
Jan 1, 1993 Wheatley, J.I. [500], Cameroon K000381373 No
Jan 1, 1987 Mambo, P. [11], Cameroon K000073561 No
Jan 1, 1908 Mann, G. [1451], Equatorial Guinea K000419431 Yes
Mann, G. [385], Equatorial Guinea K000419430 Yes
Hunt, L. V. [70], Cameroon K000381383 No
Thompson, S.A. [1522], Cameroon K000073560 No

Sources

  • Flora of West Tropical Africa

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

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2022 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 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2022 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0