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Streptocarpus Parent

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This is the parent page for the article Streptocarpus by Dirk Bellstedt. The article covers the botany of the genus, as well as its history in cultivation. Included is discussion of recent taxonomic revisions which have placed virtually all African Gesneriads in Streptoarpus.

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  • The African Genus Streptocarpus
  • Early Botanical History
  • Bill Burtt, Olive Hilliard and the botanical examination of Streptocarpus
  • Morphology I
  • Morphology II
  • Taxonomy
  • Subgenera and the Saintpaulia conundrum
  • Subgeneric and sectional classification
    • Subgenus Streptocarpella
      • Section Carnosifolii
      • Section Caulescentes
      • Section Hova
      • Section Parasaintpaulia
      • Section Saintpaulia
      • Section Schizoboea
      • Section Trachystigma
    • Subgenus Streptocarpus
      • Section Ciliatifolium
      • Section Lignostreptocarpus
      • Section Plantaginei
      • Section Protostreptocarpus
      • Section Streptocarpus
        • Group 1 (9 species)
        • Group 2 (9 species)
        • Group 3 (42 species and subspecies)
        • Group 4, South African unifoliates (17 species and subspecies)
        • Group 5, the Rexii group (27 species and subspecies)
    • Unclassified species
  • The future of Streptocarpus
  • Horticultural interest and hybridization
  • Conservation
  • Conclusions
  • Literature cited
  • Appendix 1: Species listing
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