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Section Streptocarpus

Location continental Africa: The species in section Streptocarpus are rosulate or unifoliate with one exception. If the relationships of the species in this section are analyzed, then they can be placed into different groups of which each has distinctive characteristics. Within this section these group geographically from central to southern Africa (Moeller and Cronk, 2001).

The following pages contain species listings for each of the groups within this Section.

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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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