any plant of the typically stemless subtropical perennial genus Streptocarpus, some species of which are grown as greenhouse plants for their tubular flowers in a range of bright colours: family Gesneriaceae
Word origin
New Latin, from Greek streptos twisted + karpos fruit (from the shape of the capsule)
Examples of 'streptocarpus' in a sentence
streptocarpus
Now's the time to propagate cape primroses (streptocarpus).
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Despite its beauteous flowers, the cape primrose, or streptocarpus, has always rather spooked me when viewed in isolation.