Impatiens tinctoria

Botanical Description

Impatiens tinctoria is an upright, herbaceous perennial herb with a succulent hollow stem that can grow up to 2 metres tall from a large tuberous rootstock up to 30cm × 10cm at or just below the soil surface[ 299 Title Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. Publication Author Website http://www.prota.org Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa. , 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. ]. A popular dye plant in Ethiopia, where it is commonly harvested from the wild and also used medicinally. It is cultivated as a dye plant in Ethiopia and is also widely grown for its striking flowers as an indoor and outdoor ornamental in tropical and temperate regions[ 299 Title Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. Publication Author Website http://www.prota.org Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa. ].