Impatiens walleriana Hook.f.

  • Filed As

    Balsaminaceae
    Impatiens walleriana Hook.f.

  • Collector(s)

    P. Gómez Andrade 445, 30 Aug 1988

  • Location

    Ecuador. Morona Santiago. Centro Shuar Yukutais. 10km S Sucua, Rio Upano, in Merceded Saltos' garden house.

  • Habitat

    Cultivated area.

  • Description

    Herb 15-25cm; flowers red. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 41614

    Occurrence ID: 10bc5f75-a033-4bb5-afdb-56106feb1216

  • Related Publications

    [Article] Bennett, Bradley C., et al. 2002. Ethnobotany of the Shuar of Eastern Ecuador. Advances Econ. Bot. 14: i--iii, 1--299.
    LCCN Permalink: https://lccn.loc.gov/99016043

  • Local Name

    miramelinda, prima vera

  • Language
    Spanish, Spanish
  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Ecuador

  • State/Province

    Morona Santiago

  • Locality

    Centro Shuar Yukutais. 10km S Sucua, Rio Upano, in Merceded Saltos' garden house

  • Coordinates

    -2.52, -78.15

  • Distribution

    Map all specimens of this taxon

  • Level 1 Use

    ENVIRONMENTAL USES

  • Level 2 Use

    Unspecified (Environmental Uses)

  • Level 3 Use

    Ornamental

  • Use Notes

    The Shuar cultivated this species for its attractive flowers

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