Native records: 4 botanical areas
Mozambique, KwaZulu-Natal, Northern Provinces, 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 subtropical climates. Native to South Africa, Mozambique, Zimbabwe.
This entry carries only the classification and distribution data recorded in WCVP. A written account and images are not yet available.
Distribution areas
Mozambique
- MozambiqueNative
South Africa
- KwaZulu-NatalNative
- Northern ProvincesNative
Zimbabwe
- ZimbabweNative
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
- BSh Arid, steppe, hot
- Cwb Temperate, dry winter, warm summer
- Cwa Temperate, dry winter, hot summer
- Cfa Temperate, no dry season, hot summer
- BSk Arid, steppe, cold
- Cfb Temperate, no dry season, warm summer
The same climate occurs in 140 areas worldwide, 136 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).
Other names
Grand Streptocarpus
- Family
- Gesneriaceae
- Genus
- Streptocarpus
Other species in Streptocarpus
- Streptocarpus gardenii
- Streptocarpus glabrifolius
- Streptocarpus glandulosissimus
- Streptocarpus goetzeanus
- Streptocarpus goetzei
- Streptocarpus gonjaensis
- Streptocarpus haygarthii
- Streptocarpus heckmannianus
- Streptocarpus hilburtianus
- Streptocarpus hildebrandtii
- Streptocarpus hilsenbergii
- Streptocarpus hirsutissimus
Sources
World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04
Mozambique · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv
Open sourceWorld Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04
South Africa · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv
Open sourceWorld Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04
Zimbabwe · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv
Open source