Chiba University Matsudo/Kashiwa Campus Plant Database

Details of genus: Streptocarpus [1722]

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genus_en: Cape primrose

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Family: Gesneriaceae

family_ja: イワタバコ

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description_en: Genus of about 130 species of annuals and perennials, some monocarpic, or rarely subshrubs, often found in rain-forest, sometimes as epiphytes, and on damp banks and rocks or in grassland. They occur from tropical to southern Africa, in Madagascar, and in China, with 4 species from S.E. Asia. Linear to rounded, hairy, often mid-green, veined, wrinkled leaves are borne singly or in opposite pairs on erect, fleshy stems, or in stemless rosettes. Cymes of tubular, often 2-lipped flowers, with 5 spreading lobes, are axillary or borne from the leaf rosettes. In frost-prone areas, grow in a temperate or warm greenhouse. Use in a humid, shady border in warmer areas.

hardiness_en: Frost tender.

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propagation_en: Surface-sow seed in late winter or spring, at 18°C (64°F). Divide, or take leaf cuttings, in spring or early summer. Root stem-tip cuttings, 5-8cm (2-3in) long, of bushy and trailing plants in spring, with bottom heat.

pests_en: Leafhoppers, mealybugs, thrips, tarsonemid mites, and vine weevil larvae may be a problem.

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comment_ja: ウシノシタ

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Update Information: Created: 2007-12-06 12:51; Updated: 2020-09-04 03:56

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