Impatiens of Africa
Morphology, pollination and pollinators, ecology, phytogeography, hybridisation, keys and a systematic treatment of all African species With a note on collecting and cultivation
9789061910411
Distributed for Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Impatiens of Africa
Morphology, pollination and pollinators, ecology, phytogeography, hybridisation, keys and a systematic treatment of all African species With a note on collecting and cultivation
An authoritative account of the 110 species of Impatiens that occur in Africa. Introductory chapters cover morphology, evolution, pollination, ecology and phytogeography, and a detailed key provides a fast accessible guide to identification.

Table of Contents
Preface
Part One: Introduction to the Genus Impatiens
1. Introduction
2. General morphology in the genus Impatiens
3. Morphology of African Impatiens
4. Pollination and pollinators in African Impatiens
5. Ecology of African Impatiens
6. Phytogeography
7. Hybridisation in Impatiens
Part Two: A Revision of African Impatiens
8. Introduction
9. Keys to African Impatiens
10. Systematic treatment of species
Appendix 1: How to collect and prepare Impatiens for herbaria
Appendix 2: The cultivation of African Impatiens
References
Index to African Impatiens (and synonomy)
Part One: Introduction to the Genus Impatiens
1. Introduction
2. General morphology in the genus Impatiens
3. Morphology of African Impatiens
4. Pollination and pollinators in African Impatiens
5. Ecology of African Impatiens
6. Phytogeography
7. Hybridisation in Impatiens
Part Two: A Revision of African Impatiens
8. Introduction
9. Keys to African Impatiens
10. Systematic treatment of species
Appendix 1: How to collect and prepare Impatiens for herbaria
Appendix 2: The cultivation of African Impatiens
References
Index to African Impatiens (and synonomy)
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