Impatiens frithii
Impatiens frithii is a species of flowering plant in the family Balsaminaceae. It is endemic to Cameroon, where it has been found in the Bakossi Mountains and on Etinde, part of Mount Cameroon. It is an epiphyte growing on small trees and shrubs in elfin forest habitat. It is small and inconspicuous when not bearing its bright red flowers.[1]
| Impatiens frithii | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Balsaminaceae |
| Genus: | Impatiens |
| Species: | I. frithii |
| Binomial name | |
| Impatiens frithii Cheek | |
Sources
- Cheek, M. 2004. Impatiens frithii. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.1. Downloaded on 03 July 2013.
Further reading
- Cheek, M. and L. Csiba. (2002). A new epiphytic species of Impatiens (Balsaminaceae) from western Cameroon. Kew Bulletin 57(3) 669–74.
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