Impatiens frithii
Species of flowering plant
| Impatiens frithii | |
|---|---|
Conservation status | |
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 | |
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]
Sources
- ^ a b Cheek, M. (2014). "Impatiens frithii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T45429A3002104. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T45429A3002104.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
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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