Distribution Map

Streptocarpus cyaneus subsp. cyaneus

                   
                   
               
(Streptocarpus cyaneus)

Gesneriaceae Cyrtandroideae Didymocarpeae 

As at April 2024, 36 herbarium specimens, 17 photo records, 4 visual observations

South African Red List status: LC
Global Distribution: Restricted distribution
Found within protected areas: Malolotja

Description (Compton's Flora of Swaziland*):
Streptocarpus cyaneus - Leaves 1-4, oblong, tapering to slender base, up to c 45 cm long x 7 cm wide, usually less; veins raised on upper surface, moderately hairy especially on veins below. Common stalk of inflorescence up to 30 cm long, usually less, with 1-5 flowers at top. Calyx c 4 cm long; corolla mauve, violet or pink with yellow streaks inside, tube c 3,5 cm long, widening gradually in lower half, then enlarged and bell-shaped, lobes about equal, blunt, c 2 cm long x 1,5 cm wide. Fruit c 5 cm long X 2 mm diam.

* Where species names have changed, these have been matched according to herbarium specimens quoted in this publication.

Notes:
Global distribution information: southern Africa includes southern Mozambique and southern Zimbabwe.
Restricted distribution has been based on an estimated extent of occurence of less than 100 000 km2 and/or an estimated area of occupancy of 100 km2, based on geo-referenced GBIF and iNaturalist data.