Swaziland's Flora Database

Species Information

Streptocarpus micranthus C.B.Clarke (name current 2016) Gesneriaceae Growth form: Herb Near Endemic Swaziland distribution: highveld only Red Data Book Information: Status: LR lc Threats: Grazing, mining Distribution: Kings Forest, Devils Bridge Restricted distribution. The species occurs in a protected area in Swaziland. However, it does not appear in PRECIS. Regional distribution: Restricted distribution, eastern Transvaal from Mariepskop to Havelock in Swaziland Description (Compton's Flora of Swaziland*): Streptocarpus micranthus - Leaf single, upper surface shiny, very thinly hairy, lower surface purple, up to 20 cm long x 15 cm wide. Inflorescence axes very slender, much-branched. Calyx c 3 mm long, lobes narrow, pointed; corolla white, funnel-shaped, slightly oblique, up to 6 mm long, lobes short, c 6 mm across. Fruit c 1,5 cm long x 2 mm diam. * Where species names have changed, these have been matched according to herbarium specimens quoted in this publication.