| Family | GESNERIACEAE |
| Genus species | Streptocarpus polyanthus Hook. |
| Synonyms | Didymocarpus polyanthus (Hook.) Veitch. |
| Habitat | thickets and woods |
| Altitude | 400-1100m |
| Description | leaves large, orbiculate or elliptic, obscurely crenate, hirsute, peduncles thick, 4-10-flowered, calyx glandular, lobes linear, corolla to 4cm long |
| Size | 7-35cm |
| Color | pale blue |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuft |
| Cultivation | cold, shady site with a humous, moist soil alpine house, moist, humous soil, shade |
| Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1 month, 21-24°C division in spring and in late summer; leaf cuttings in summ |
| Territory |
Africa
Southern Africa (KwaZulu-Natal) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | GESNERIACEAE
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