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burtonii

Taxon

Impatiens burtonii Hook.fil.

Protologue J. Proc. Linn. Soc., Bot. 7(no. 28): 187. 1864 [5 Apr 1864]BHLIPNI
AcceptedGBIF
Predicted not threatened
Impatiens burtonii cf--Cameroon. Mt. Cameroon. 5 Dec 03. 032.jpg

Impatiens burtonii cf--Cameroon. Mt. Cameroon. 5 Dec 03. 032.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Impatiens burtonii cf--Cameroon. Mt. Cameroon. 5 Dec 03. 032a (4).jpg

Impatiens burtonii cf--Cameroon. Mt. Cameroon. 5 Dec 03. 032a (4).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Impatiens burtonii cf--Cameroon. Mt. Cameroon. 5 Dec 03. 032a (1).jpg

Impatiens burtonii cf--Cameroon. Mt. Cameroon. 5 Dec 03. 032a (1).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Impatiens burtonii cf--Cameroon. Mt. Cameroon. 5 Dec 03. 034.jpg

Impatiens burtonii cf--Cameroon. Mt. Cameroon. 5 Dec 03. 034.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Impatiens burtonii cf--Cameroon. Mt. Cameroon. 5 Dec 03. 037.jpg

Impatiens burtonii cf--Cameroon. Mt. Cameroon. 5 Dec 03. 037.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Impatiens burtonii cf--Cameroon. Mt. Cameroon. 5 Dec 03. 032a (3).jpg

Impatiens burtonii cf--Cameroon. Mt. Cameroon. 5 Dec 03. 032a (3).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Impatiens burtonii cf--Cameroon. Mt. Cameroon. 5 Dec 03. 032a (2).jpg

Impatiens burtonii cf--Cameroon. Mt. Cameroon. 5 Dec 03. 032a (2).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Impatiens burtonii cf--Cameroon. Mt. Cameroon. 5 Dec 03. 033.jpg

Impatiens burtonii cf--Cameroon. Mt. Cameroon. 5 Dec 03. 033.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Impatiens burtonii cf--Cameroon. Mt. Cameroon. 5 Dec 03. 036.jpg

Impatiens burtonii cf--Cameroon. Mt. Cameroon. 5 Dec 03. 036.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Impatiens burtonii cf--Kenya. Kakamega Forest. Rondo Retreat Ctr. 8 Jul 04. 105.jpg

Impatiens burtonii cf--Kenya. Kakamega Forest. Rondo Retreat Ctr. 8 Jul 04. 105.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Impatiens burtonii cf--Kenya. Kakamega Forest. Rondo Retreat Ctr. 8 Jul 04. 102.jpg

Impatiens burtonii cf--Kenya. Kakamega Forest. Rondo Retreat Ctr. 8 Jul 04. 102.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Impatiens burtonii cf--Kenya. Kakamega Forest. Rondo Retreat Ctr. 8 Jul 04. 099.jpg

Impatiens burtonii cf--Kenya. Kakamega Forest. Rondo Retreat Ctr. 8 Jul 04. 099.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Impatiens burtonii cf--Kenya. Kakamega Forest. Rondo Retreat Ctr. 8 Jul 04. 106.jpg

Impatiens burtonii cf--Kenya. Kakamega Forest. Rondo Retreat Ctr. 8 Jul 04. 106.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Impatiens burtonii cf--Kenya. Kakamega Forest. Rondo Retreat Ctr. 8 Jul 04. 103.jpg

Impatiens burtonii cf--Kenya. Kakamega Forest. Rondo Retreat Ctr. 8 Jul 04. 103.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Impatiens burtonii cf--Kenya. Kakamega Forest. Rondo Retreat Ctr. 8 Jul 04. 101.jpg

Impatiens burtonii cf--Kenya. Kakamega Forest. Rondo Retreat Ctr. 8 Jul 04. 101.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Native to Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, DR Congo, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 2 occurrences across 2 countries.

Distribution

Distribution from Plants of the World Online (POWO). View the accepted name on POWO

Occurrences

No collection number

July 8, 2004

Location

Kenya, Kericho (Kipchebor)

-0.378611, 35.266389

Location Remarks

Gilgil on Hwy A1

Collectors

No collectors specified

Not collected.

December 5, 2003

Location

Cameroon, Southwest

3.950278, 9.238333

Location Remarks

Southeast of Limbe, Dikolo Peninsula. Bimbia Mangrove Nature Trail.

Collectors

No collectors specified

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Ericales

Family

Balsaminaceae

Genus

Impatiens

Specific Epithet

burtonii

Authorship

Hook.fil.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIFWFOPOWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 6.4

Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.

Threat status

Predicted not threatened

Modelled estimate

EDGE score

0.6

Global rank

#86,289 of 335,497

Top 26%

Extinction probability

10%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →