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Streptocarpus galpinii Hook.f.  
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FamilyGESNERIACEAE
Genus speciesStreptocarpus galpinii Hook.f. 
Habitatshady rocks
Altitude900-2000m
Descriptionleaf ovate, subentire, hirsute, peduncles many flowered, calyx lobes linear-oblong, glandular-hirsute, corolla 3cm long, symmetrical, broadly infundibuliform
Size5-30cm
Colorblue
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typetuft
Cultivationshady, humous, rock crevices
alpine house, humous, gravelly soil, shade
Propagationseed in spring, germ. 1 month, 21-24°C
division in spring and in late summer; leaf cuttings in summ
Territory Africa
     Southern Africa (Swaziland , Northern Provinces)
BibliographyPlants of the World online powo.science.kew.org
International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org
Comments

GESNERIACEAE

Streptocarpus galpinii Hook.f., J. Hort. Cottage Gard. 1891: 388 (1891)

Swaziland, Transvaal
27 SWZ TVL

900-2000m

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