Impatiens pulchra
Hooker f. & Thomson
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Description
A herb. It grows each year from seed. It grows 20-40 cm tall. It has many fibrous roots. The leaves are alternate and 5-10 cm long by 2.5-3.5 cm wide. There are teeth along the edge. There are 1 or 2 flowers in a group in the axils of the upper leaves.
Edible Uses
The stems and leaves are eaten.
Distribution
It is a subtropical plant. In Yunnan.
Where It Grows
Asia, China, Himalayas, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Northeastern India, SE Asia, Thailand,
Synonyms
Impatiens annulifera Hook.f.Impatiens mengtszeana Hook.f.
Also Known As
Gei gai, La you, Ya die da
References (1)
- Cao, Y., et al, 2020, Ethnobotanical study on wild edible plants used by three trans-boundary ethnic groups in Jiangcheng County, Pu’er, Southwest China. Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine (2020) 16:66 (As Impatiens mengtszeana)
