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]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Gesneriaceae |
| Genus: | Streptocarpus |
| Subgenus: | S. subg. Streptocarpella |
| Species: | S. saxorum
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| Streptocarpus saxorum | |
References
edit- ^ IUCN SSC East African Plants Red List Authority (2014). "Streptocarpus saxorum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T158077A759871. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T158077A759871.en. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
- ^ Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 19: 154 (1894)
- ^ "Streptocarpus saxorum Engl". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
- ^ a b "Streptocarpus saxorum false African violet". The Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
- ^ "Streptocarpus saxorum compact". The Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
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