This species comes from the province of Guangxi, China, and in its growth habit closely resembles Saintpaulia. The name comes from the spade-shaped bracts that enclose the developing buds, but the leaves are also spade-shaped. The flowers are produced only two or three at a time, but are large in relation to the plant and are produced over a long period.
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