Stellenbosch University Botanical Garden, South Africa

Common name: Streptocarpus

Family: Gesneriaceae (Gesneriad)

Distribution: Tanzania

Habitat: Forests and rock crevices in cool, moist habitats

IUCN Red list: Least concern

Life form: Herbaceous perennial

Comments: This species is adaptable to a range of habitats including forest edges and open rock outcrops, thus unlikely to be threatened by agricultural encroachment. Found in Marangu, Tanzania. It is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. This species grows in cool, moist habitats in rock crevices and in forests, and sometimes as an epiphyte.