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Streptocarpus daviesii N.E.Br. ex C.B.Clarke  
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FamilyGESNERIACEAE
Genus speciesStreptocarpus daviesii N.E.Br. ex C.B.Clarke 
BibliographyFl. Cap. [W.H.Harvey & auct. suc., eds.] 4(2): 439 (1904)
Native RangeKwaZulu-Natal to Swaziland
Primary BiomeSubtropical
Habitatshady rocks
Altitude400-1800m
Descriptionleaf ovate-oblong, crenate, hirsute, inflorescence 10-15cm long, many flowered, calyx lobes shorter than tube, triangular, corolla 3cm long, corolla lobes unequal
Size5-20cm
Colorblue
Bloomlate spring, summer
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; leaf cuttings in summer
Territory2 Africa
     27 Southern Africa (NAT KwaZulu-Natal, SWZ Swaziland)
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