Streptocarpus aylae

Common name: Msikaba tongviooltjie, Msikaba Streptocarpus

Family: Gesneriaceae (Gesneriad)

Distribution: Mpondoland (Eastern Cape)

Habitat: Quartzitic, mineral-poor cliffs

IUCN Red list: Not evaluated

National red list: Vulnerable

Life form: Herbaceous perennial

Comments: Known from one small patch of scarp forest in the Msikaba Nature Reserve, where fewer than 1000 mature individuals occur. This plant grow about 30-40cm in diameter, growing vertically from which leaves droop. It has leathery and fleshy green leaves. The underground rhizome produce rosette from the center, flowers are mauve/lilac which inflorescence carries one or two flowers on a slender flower stalk 12-19cm long.

Links: Red List of South African Plants • SANBI PlantZAfrica

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6: Lath house (Tropical Hse 2 LATHE) • Accession: 2016-357 • Origin: South Africa • Provenance: Garden - wild origin
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8: Nursery areas • Accession: 2016-121 • Provenance: Horticultural
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Streptocarpus aylae

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