Streptocarpus umtaliensis

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  • Photographer: Jean-Michel Blake
  • Grown by: In nature, Castle Beacon, Bvumba Mountains, Zimbabwe
  • Licensing Details: Creative Commons Non-Commercial Attribution Learn More

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This elegant species is another unifoliate type, with single leaves of up to 10cm x 20cm, that drape down over the moss-covered tree trunk on which the roots are anchored. Note the many small seedlings to the left. It is distributed through the mountainous border area dividing Zimbabwe and Mozambique.

A close view of the flower and seed pods can be seen here.