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Saintpaulia
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Streptocarpus
Streptocarpus ("twisted fruit" from Greek στρεπτός (streptos) "twisted" and καρπός (karpos) "fruit") is an Afrotropical genus of flowering plants in the family Gesneriaceae. The genus is native to Afromontane biotopes from central, eastern and southern Africa, including Madagascar and the Comoro Islands. The flowers are five-petalled, salverform tubes, almost orchid-like in appearance, and hover or arch over the plant, while the pointed, elongate fruit is of a helical form similar to that of the "tusk" of a narwhal. In the wild, species can be found growing on shaded rocky hillsides or cliffs,
Streptocarpus saxorum
species of plant
Streptocarpus rexii
species of plant
Streptocarpus ionanthus
species of plant
Streptocarpus albus
species of plant
Streptocarpus glandulosissimus
species of plant