Impatiens clavigera J. D. Hooker

 Impatiens clavigera J. D. Hooker, Hooker’s Icon. Pl. 29: t. 2863. 1908.

Impatiens clavigera
Impatiens clavigera
Impatiens clavigera

Impatiens clavigera J. D. Hooker; Photo Hoang Thanh Son
Impatiens clavigera
Impatiens clavigera
Impatiens clavigera
Impatiens clavigera
Impatiens clavigera
Impatiens clavigera J. D. Hooker; Photo by Vũ Đăng Tường

Vietnamese name: 

Móc tai chìa khoá 

Chinese name: 

棒凤仙花 bang feng xian hua

English name: 

Latin Name: 

Impatiens clavigera J. D. Hooker

Family: 

Balsaminaceae

Synonym Name: 

No synonyms are recorded for this name.

Description: 

Herbaceous plants are erect, with no branching hairs. The leaves are alternate; with inverted or tapered oval blade, 10 - 15cm long, thin leaf edge with teeth, lateral rib 5 - 6 teams; stem 1 - 2cm long. The flower cluster is shorter than the leaves, consisting of 3 - 5 bracts, 1 - 2cm stem. Flowers are 3 - 4cm wide, yellow sepals 4, have two long ones, two short lip-shaped ones, the vessel is 2cm long, the petals are 2.6cm high; stamen 5; gourd on the follicle-shaped, narrow at the base. 

Flowering: 

from June to October 

Distribution: 

Found in China South-Central, China Southeast, Vietnam. In Vietnam, trees can be found in Ba Vi, Hanoi, and Linh Chieu, Quang Nam.

Ecological: 

Understories of sparse and dense forests, moist places in valleys; 1000-1800 m.

Uses: 

Treatment of pimples, swelling and pain, damage (whole tree, crushing the outside). Treatment of blood haematuria, diabetes (the whole tree is dried, excellent for drinking).

Reference: 

- theplantlist.org

- efloras.org

- ipni.org

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