Balsaminaceae FAMILY

Impatiens rothii

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Impatiens rothii is an upright, herbaceous perrenial herb with a succulent stem; it can grow up to 1 metre tall from a tuberous rootstock[ 328 Title African Flowering Plants Database Publication Author Website http://www.ville-ge.ch/musinfo/bd/cjb/africa/recherche.php Publisher Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques. Year 0 ISBN Description Contains information on over 150,000 plant names (including synonyms) giving a description and habitat, plus a distribution map. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a dye.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeEast tropical Africa - Ethiopia.

HabitatDamp open or shaded places, rain-forest, shrubby sites, ravines, stream margins, grassy slopes; at elevations from 800 - 3,500 metres[ 328 Title African Flowering Plants Database Publication Author Website http://www.ville-ge.ch/musinfo/bd/cjb/africa/recherche.php Publisher Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques. Year 0 ISBN Description Contains information on over 150,000 plant names (including synonyms) giving a description and habitat, plus a distribution map. ].