Streptocarpus glandulosissimus

Streptocarpus glandulosissimus, called the Cape primrose (along with other members of its subgenus Streptocarpus), is a species of flowering plant in the genus Streptocarpus, native to the central African lakes region; eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania and Kenya.[2] It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[3]

Streptocarpus glandulosissimus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Gesneriaceae
Genus: Streptocarpus
Species:
S. glandulosissimus
Binomial name
Streptocarpus glandulosissimus
Synonyms[2]
List
    • Streptocarpus bequaertii De Wild.
    • Streptocarpus mildbraedii Engl.
    • Streptocarpus ruwenzoriensis Baker
    • Streptocarpus smithii C.B.Clarke
    • Streptocarpus tchenzemae Gilli
    • Streptocarpus volkensii Engl.

References
  1. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 18: 78 (1893)
  2. "Streptocarpus glandulosissimus Engl". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
  3. "Streptocarpus glandulosissimus cape primrose". The Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 16 March 2021.


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