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streptocarpus

/strep-tuh-kahr-puhs/US // ˌstrɛp təˈkɑr pəs //UK // (ˌstrɛptəˈkɑːpəs) //

浆果树,浆果类,浆果,浆果科

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : any of various plants belonging to the genus Streptocarpus, of the gesneria family, native to Africa and Asia, having showy white, pink, or purplish flowers and often cultivated as a houseplant.

Examples

  • In species of Streptocarpus the cotyledons are permanent, and act the part of leaves.

  • Streptocarpus Wendlandii is a singularly interesting variety.

  • The pedicels of Streptocarpus Rexii have also been observed in a fasciated state.