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Streptocarpus kentaniensis L.L.Britten & Story  
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FamilyGESNERIACEAE
Genus speciesStreptocarpus kentaniensis L.L.Britten & Story 
BibliographyBothalia 6: 433 (1954)
Native Rangee. Cape Prov.
Primary BiomeSubtropical
Habitatshady rocks
Altitude0-150m
Descriptionacaulescent, leaves thick, narrow, distinctly petiolate, ca. 10cm, shortly hirsute, eglandular, acute, weakly crenate, flowers 2-5, pedicellate, 2-3cm long, ca. 2cm across
Size10-30cm
Colorviolet
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; leaf cuttings in summer
Territory2 Africa
     27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces)
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