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Streptocarpus pumilus
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Domboshawa
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Domboshawa
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Mt Chinaka, Juliasdale
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Mt Chinaka, Juliasdale
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Mt Chinaka, Juliasdale
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Base of Mt Chinaka, Juliasdale
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Base of Mt Chinaka, Juliasdale
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| Synonyms: | |
| Common names: | |
| Frequency: | Local and uncommon |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Small perennial herb. Leaves several, loosely tufted, linear-oblong, pilose on both surfaces, often reddish-purple below; margins crenate-dentate. inflorescences few-flowered, arising from the junction of leaf lamina and stalk. Flowers white with deep magenta lines on the corolla lobes and spots in the throat. |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | pumilus: dwarf |
| Habitat: | Forming small colonies under granite rock shelters and cave floors. |
| Altitude range: (metres) | 1500 - 1950 m |
| Flowering time: | Jan |
| Worldwide distribution: | Known only from Central and Eastern Zimbabwe. |
| Zimbabwe distribution: | C,E |
| Growth form(s): | |
| Endemic status: | Endemic |
| Red data list status: | |
| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Hilliard, O.M. & Burtt, B.L. (1971). Streptocarpus, an African Plant Study University of Natal Press, Pietermaritzburg Pages 247 - 248. Hilliard, O.M. & Burtt, B.L. (1988). Gesneriaceae Flora Zambesiaca 8(3) Pages 57 - 58. Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 54. |
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Streptocarpus pumilusAfrican Plant Database: Streptocarpus pumilus
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Streptocarpus pumilus
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Streptocarpus pumilus
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Streptocarpus pumilus
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Streptocarpus pumilus
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Streptocarpus pumilus
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GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network): Streptocarpus pumilus
iNaturalist: Streptocarpus pumilus
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Streptocarpus pumilus
JSTOR Plant Science: Streptocarpus pumilus
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Streptocarpus pumilus
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Streptocarpus pumilus
Plants of the World Online: Streptocarpus pumilus
Tropicos: Streptocarpus pumilus
Wikipedia: Streptocarpus pumilus
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