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Streptocarpus pusillus Harv. ex C.B.Clarke  
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FamilyGESNERIACEAE
Genus speciesStreptocarpus pusillus Harv. ex C.B.Clarke 
Habitatrocks
Altitude1200-2700m
Descriptionleaf solitary, ovate, 10-25cm long, sometimes with 1-few leaflets at base, corolla tubular, with five broad petals, 2-3cm long; monocarpic
Size5-18cm
Colorbright lilac, white
Bloomsummer
Ca-
Typetuft
Cultivationrock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes
alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer
Propagationseed in spring, germ. 1 month, 21-24°C
Territory Africa
     Southern Africa (Cape Provinces , Lesotho , KwaZulu-Natal , Free State , Northern Provinces)
BibliographyPlants of the World online powo.science.kew.org
International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org
Comments

GESNERIACEAE

Streptocarpus pusillus Harv. ex C.B.Clarke, Monogr. Phan. [A.DC. & C.DC.] 5(1): 149 (1883)

South Africa, Lesotho
27 CPP LES NAT OFS TVL

1200-2700m

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