Streptocarpus saxorum | |
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Habit | |
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Close-up of flower | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Lamiales |
Family: | Gesneriaceae |
Genus: | Streptocarpus |
Subgenus: | S. subg. Streptocarpella |
Species: | S. saxorum |
Binomial name | |
Streptocarpus saxorum |
Streptocarpus saxorum, called the false African violet, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Streptocarpus , subgenus Streptocarpella, native to Kenya and Tanzania. [3] [4] It is an evergreen perennial that often bears flowers nearly year-round. [4] Its "compact" variety has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit as a houseplant. [5]