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''Impatiens psittacina'', known variously as the "parrot flower" or "parrot balsam" is a species of balsam from Southeast Asia that was described by the botanist Joseph Dalton Hooker and was noted for its flower that resemble a "flying cockatoo". It is known from Thailand, Burma and parts of India.〔 ==History== A balsam, ''Impatiens psittacina'', or parrot flower, is a very rare impatiens species discovered in the Shan States of Upper Burma by A.H. Hildebrand, a British official. Seeds of it were presented to the Royal Gardens (Kew) in 1899 and it flowered in 1900 and a description was published in 1901 by Joseph Dalton Hooker.〔Hooker, JD (1901) Impatiens psittacina : Native of Burma TAB: 7809. Curtis Botanical Magazine 127〕 The specimen in Kew did not set seed but the capsules are said not to explode and disperse seeds as in many ''Impatiens''. The species grows in the wild in a small region of north Thailand (near Chiang Mai), Burma, and in the north-east Indian state of Manipur. The species name "psittacina" is Latin for "parrot-like", in reference to parrot-shaped blooms viewed from the side. The Thai government has prohibited exporting this species, so it is not in cultivation,. Counterfeit seeds are frequently sold. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Impatiens psittacina」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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