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Streptocarpus saundersii Hook.  
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FamilyGESNERIACEAE
Genus speciesStreptocarpus saundersii Hook. 
BibliographyBot. Mag. 87: t. 5251 (1861)
Native RangeKwaZulu-Natal
Primary BiomeSubtropical
Habitatshady rocks
Altitude600-900m
Descriptionleaf 1, sessile, flatly on surface, broadly elliptic, shortly hirsute, crenate, scapes 1-5, cymes repeatedly ramose, corolla with purple blot; monocarpic
Size10-35cm
Colorpale blue
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationshady, humous, rock crevices
alpine house, humous, gravelly soil, shade
Propagationseed in spring, germ. 1 month, 21-24°C
division in spring and late summer; cuttings in summer
SynonymsStreptocarpus tubiflos C.B.Clarke
Territory2 Africa
     27 Southern Africa (NAT KwaZulu-Natal)
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