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Streptocarpus comptonii Mansf.  
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FamilyGESNERIACEAE
Genus speciesStreptocarpus comptonii Mansf. 
BibliographyZ. Bot. 32: 326 (1938)
Native RangeKwaZulu-Natal to Transvaal and Swaziland
Primary BiomeSubtropical
Habitatshady rocks
Descriptionleaves minute, orbiculate or elliptic, shallowly crenate, hirsute, peduncles thick, 4-10-flowered, calyx glandular, sepals narrowly lanceolate, corolla to 2cm long
Size7-25cm
Colorpale blue-violet
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 in late summer; leaf cuttings in summ
SynonymsStreptocarpus polyanthus ssp. comptonii (Mansf.) Hilliard
Territory2 Africa
     27 Southern Africa (NAT KwaZulu-Natal, SWZ Swaziland, TVL Northern Provinces)
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