7823.000 Streptocarpus Lindl.

Description of the genus

Description as for the family but with the fruit twisting spirally before maturity.

Worldwide: 125 species in tropical Africa, South Africa and Madagascar

Malawi: 15 taxa.

Streptocarpus wittei

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SpeciesFZ divisionsContent
aff. michelmorei B.L.Burtt N
arcuatus Hilliard & B.L. Burtt[End]S
buchananii C.B. ClarkeN,S
dolichanthos Hilliard & B.L. Burtt[End]S
erubescens Hilliard[NrEnd]S
eylesii S. Moore subsp. brevistylus Hilliard & B.L. BurttN,S
eylesii S. Moore subsp. eylesii CDescription, Image
eylesii S. Moore subsp. silvicola Hilliard & BurttC,S
goetzei Engl.N,S
hirtinervis C.B. Clarke[End]S
leptopus Hilliard & B.L. Burtt[NrEnd]S
milanjianus Hilliard & B.L. Burtt[End]SDescription, Image
nimbicola Hilliard & B.L. Burtt[End]S
solenanthus Mansf.NDescription, Image
wittei Staner N,SDescription, Image

Other sources of information about Streptocarpus:

Our websites:

Flora of Caprivi: cultivated Streptocarpus
Flora of Mozambique: Streptocarpus
Flora of Zambia: Streptocarpus
Flora of Zimbabwe: Streptocarpus
Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Streptocarpus

External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Streptocarpus
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Streptocarpus
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Streptocarpus
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Streptocarpus
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Streptocarpus
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Streptocarpus
JSTOR Plant Science: Streptocarpus
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Streptocarpus
Plants of the World Online: Streptocarpus
Tropicos: Streptocarpus
Wikipedia: Streptocarpus

Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2014-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Malawi: Genus page: Streptocarpus.
https://www.malawiflora.com/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=1318, retrieved 29 March 2024

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