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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