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Streptocarpus dolichanthus Hilliard & B.L.Burtt

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Gesneriaceae > Streptocarpus

Characteristics

Leaves about 5, biseriate near the apex of the rhizome; petiolode c.4 cm. long at flowering, petiole c. 5 cm., both pubescent; lamina elongate-oblong or narrowly elliptic, 22–27 × 4–6 cm., with short appressed sericeous hairs on upper surface and veins below, subglabrous between the veins below, lateral veins numerous, c. 5–10 mm. apart, margin irregularly and closely denticulate.
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Corolla tube narrowly cylindrical in the lower 5 cm., funnel-shaped in upper 2.5 cm., sparsely spreading-pubescent outside; upper lobes 7×7 mm., laterals 10 × 7 mm., median 12 × 8 mm., all obtuse.
Stamens with filaments 8 mm. long, glabrous, arising 5 cm. above the base of the corolla; anthers 3 mm. long, 3 mm. broad across the divergent thecae at the base, connective dorsally thickened.
Ovary c. 2.5 cm. long, densely appressed-pubescent, gradually narrowed into the 4.5 cm. long style; stigma horizontally bilobed, the lower lobe the larger.
Inflorescences 2–14-flowered; peduncle up to 11 cm. long, appressed-pubescent; primary pedicels 1.5–2 cm. long, paired.
Capsule 8 cm. long, tipped by the 2–3 cm. long persistent part of the style.
Calyx divided nearly to the base into 5 linear segments 7 mm. long.
Perennial herb with horizontal rhizome.
Bracts (primary) linear, 5 mm. long.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Root system rhizome
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Usage

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Edible -
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Cultivation

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Germination duration (days) 15 - 30
Germination temperacture (C°) 12 - 18
Germination luminosity light
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Distribution

Streptocarpus dolichanthus world distribution map, present in Malawi

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:929316-1
WFO ID wfo-0001064943
COL ID 52XQG
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Streptocarpus dolichanthus
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