Streptocarpus primulifolius - Kaapse-sleutelblom, Cape primrose | Stellenbosch University Botanical Garden, South Africa

***Streptocarpus* *primulifolius***

Common name: Kaapse-sleutelblom, Cape primrose

Family: Gesneriaceae (Gesneriad)

Synonym: Streptocarpus insignia

Distribution: Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal

Habitat: Damp slopes and mossy rocks

IUCN Red list: Least concern

National red list: Least Concern

Life form: Herbaceous perennial

Comments: One of the more striking Streptocarpus species with lovely large, trumpet-shaped flowers in deep shades of mauve with distinctive dark purple streaks in the throat.

Links: iSpot • Red List of South African Plants • SANBI PlantZAfrica

1: Fern house (Fern House) • Accession: 2016-103/3 • Provenance: Horticultural
2: Fern house (Fern House) • Accession: 2022-15/1 • Origin: South Africa • Provenance: Wild
3: Fern house (Fern House) • Accession: 2022-16/1 • Origin: South Africa • Provenance: Wild
4: Fern house (Fern House) • Accession: 2022-17/1 • Origin: South Africa • Provenance: Wild
5: Fern house (Fern House) • Accession: 2022-18/1 • Provenance: Wild
6: Nursery areas • Accession: 2016-103/2 • Provenance: Horticultural
7: Nursery areas • Accession: 2022-19/2 • Origin: South Africa • Provenance: Wild
8: Nursery areas • Accession: 2022-19 (2)‎ • Origin: South Africa • Provenance: Wild
9: Tropical house 2 (Tropical Hse 2) • Accession: 2016-103/4 • Provenance: Horticultural
10: Upper garden, beds bordering Van Riebeeck Street (Uv) • Accession: 1999-411/1 • Provenance: Unrecorded

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***Streptocarpus* *primulifolius***

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