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