Streptocarpusn.
/strɛptəʊˈkɑːpəs/ A genus of African Gesneraceous plants bearing pistils or fruits spirally-twisted towards the point; a plant of this genus, esp. the Cape Primrose (see primrose n. 2a).
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Streptocarpus1828
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1828 J. Lindley in Bot. Reg. 14 1173 (heading) Cape Streptocarpus.
1846 J. Lindley Veg. Kingdom 672 Gesneraceæ... Genera... Streptocarpus, Lindl.
1882 Garden 25 Nov. 462/3 The whole surface is completely covered with large mauve-tinted blossoms, not much smaller than those of ordinary Gloxinias, to which the Streptocarpus is related.
1895 Daily News 22 May 7/3 Choice varieties of streptocarpus, gloxinias, [etc.].
1904 Daily Chron. 10 Aug. 4/7 An exhibit of pentstemons and streptocarps.
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