Streptocarpus sp.nov. aff. S. grandis N.E.Br.

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Photo: Bart Wursten
Northwestern slopes below Mt Dombe, Chimanimani Mts

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Status:	Native
Description:	This taxon clearly appears to differ enough from S. grandis subsp. septentrionalis to merit description as a new species but further research and perhaps material is needed (Iain Darbyshire pers. comm. with Bart Wursten, October 2018).
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Habitat:	In shade in forest on mossy rock
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Worldwide distribution:	Chimanimani Mts, Mozambique
FZ divisions:	MS
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Endemic status:	Endemic
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Spot characters:	Display spot characters for this species
Images last updated:	Wednesday 17 October 2018
Literature:	Timberlake, J., Darbyshire, I., Wursten, B., Hadj-Hammou, J., Ballings, P., Mapaura, A., Matimele, H., Banze, A., Chipanga, H., Muassinar, D., Massunde, J., Chelene, I., Osborne, J., Shah, T. (2016). Chimanimani Mountains: Botany and Conservation. Report produced under CEPF Grant 63512. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, London. Page 49. Streptocarpus sp. nov. aff. S. grandis Wursten, B., Timberlake, J. & Darbyshire, I. (2017). The Chimanimani Mountains: an updated checklist. Kirkia 19(1) Page 92.