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Streptocarpus brevistamineus

A Malagasy Streptocarpus from lowland rainforest in the north-east (Masoala and Sava region). It wants warm, humid, shaded conditions with no real dry season, more like a tropical gesneriad than the cool South African Cape primroses.

At home, aim for
Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry
Light ShadeDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows on rock (lithophyte)

Where it grows wild

Records come from low-elevation humid forest in north-eastern Madagascar. Malagasy Streptocarpus of this habitat usually grow on shaded rocks, mossy banks or tree bases near streams; growth form is inferred from the genus.

Recorded from 10 to 450 m, median about 190 m.

Madagascar

🔒 Growing it like that

The wild conditions above, turned into targets for a shelf, a tent or a greenhouse. The full profile has:

✓ Day and night temperature targets, and the limits it tolerates
✓ Humidity band, and how to hold it
✓ Light as DLI and PPFD for a grow light
✓ Wet and dry seasons, and whether to rest it
✓ Substrate and airflow
✓ A step-by-step setup to grow it like the wild

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Profiles are drafts built from measured range and climate and from published sources; each section carries its own confidence in the app.