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Streptocarpus elongatus Engl.

Streptocarpus elongatus

Native records: 4 botanical areas

Cameroon, Gulf of Guinea Is., Guinea, 1 more areas

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Distribution is shown as WGSRPD Level 3 areas. It does not imply the species occurs throughout an entire area.

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An epiphyte of wet tropical climates. Native to Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea, Sao Tome and Principe, South Sudan, Sudan.

This entry carries only the classification and distribution data recorded in WCVP. A written account and images are not yet available.

Distribution areas

  • Cameroon

    • CameroonNative

  • Equatorial Guinea

    • Gulf of Guinea Is.Native

  • Guinea

    • GuineaNative

  • Sao Tome and Principe

    • Gulf of Guinea Is.Native

  • South Sudan

    • SudanNative

  • Sudan

    • SudanNative

Climate of the native range

The Köppen climate classes found in the areas this plant is recorded as native to. It does not mean an entire area has that climate.

  • Aw Tropical, savannah
  • Am Tropical, monsoon
  • BWh Arid, desert, hot
  • BSh Arid, steppe, hot
  • Af Tropical, rainforest
  • Cfb Temperate, no dry season, warm summer

The same climate occurs in 187 areas worldwide, 183 of which have no record of this plant. See them on the map

A matching climate does not mean the plant can grow there. Range limits are also set by things other than climate — dispersal history, soils, competition. Source: Beck et al. (2023), CC BY 4.0 (observed period 1991–2020).

Family
Gesneriaceae
Genus
Streptocarpus

Other species in Streptocarpus

Sources

  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    Cameroon · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    Guinea · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    Equatorial Guinea · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    Sudan · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    South Sudan · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

    Open source

  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    Sao Tome and Principe · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

    Open source