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Streptocarpus micranthus C.B.Clarke  
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FamilyGESNERIACEAE
Genus speciesStreptocarpus micranthus C.B.Clarke 
BibliographyFl. Cap. [W.H.Harvey & auct. suc., eds.] 4(2): 440 (1904)
Native RangeSwaziland to Transvaal
Primary BiomeSubtropical
Habitatshady rocks
Altitude1100-1800m
Descriptionleaves ovate-oblong, thin, crenate, sparsely hirsute, scapes thin, ramose, cymes to 30-flowered, calyx glandular, corolla broadly infundibuliform, to 5mm; monocarpic
Size5-25cm
Colorwhite
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 (SWZ Swaziland, TVL Northern Provinces)
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