Streptocarpus pusillus Harv. ex C.B.Clarke

Monocarpic, all parts pilose with glandular and eglandular hairs. Leaf1, but often with 1 or 2 further leaves developing serially from the top of the petiolode (stalk) immediately below the primary peduncle, up to 220 x 160 mm, margin crenate, base subcordate, both surfaces green; petiolode up to 40 mm long. Inflorescences from base of midrib, up to c. 30-flowered, many flowers open together. Peduncles up to 120 mm long, but usually short; pedicels 5-10 mm long. Calyx divided to the base into 5 linear segments, 5-8 x 1 mm. Corolla c. 18 mm long, white, glandular outside, glabrous inside except for minute unicellular hairs and occasional long jointed hairs mainly at and below the point of insertion of the stamens; tube cylindric, slightly curved, c. 10 mm long, 4 mm across mouth; limb almost straight, upper lip of 2 elliptic to suborbicular lobes, 2.5-4 x 3-4 mm, lower lip c. 5-8 mm long, lobes elliptic to sub-orbicular, 3-5 x 3.5-6 mm. Stamens arising in lower third of corolla tube, filaments toothed at junction with connective, or connective bearded with long, jointed hairs, or sometimes both toothed and bearded, 4 mm long, curved and thickened below the anthers; anther lobes 1 mm long; lateral staminodes conspicuous. Ovary 4-5 mm long, pubescent with glandular and eglandular hairs; style dorsoventrally compressed, 3-5 mm long, sparsely pubescent; stigma of 2 unequal reniform, papillose lips. Capsule15-25 mm long, 2 mm in diam., apiculate. Seeds 0.5-0.7 mm long, reticulate.