| Family | GESNERIACEAE |
| Genus species | Streptocarpus kentaniensis L.L.Britten & Story |
| Habitat | shady rocks |
| Altitude | 0-150m |
| Description | acaulescent, leaves thick, narrow, distinctly petiolate, ca. 10cm, shortly hirsute, eglandular, acute, weakly crenate, flowers 2-5, pedicellate, 2-3cm long, ca. 2cm across |
| Size | 10-30cm |
| Color | violet |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuft |
| Cultivation | shady, humous, rock crevices 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 (Cape Provinces) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | GESNERIACEAE
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