| Family | GESNERIACEAE |
| Genus species | Streptocarpus pentherianus Fritsch |
| Habitat | shady rocks |
| Altitude | 1200-2300m |
| Description | leaves 1-3, abaxially reddish, sparsely hirsute, margins sinuate, inflorescence with 8-12 flowers, flowers 18mm long, tube violet, narrow, curvate |
| Size | 2-35cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuft |
| Cultivation | cold, shady site with a humous, moist soil alpine house, humous, gravelly 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 (Lesotho , KwaZulu-Natal , Free State , Swaziland , Northern Provinces) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | GESNERIACEAE
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