What's the difference between streptocarpella and streptocarpus? From what I could read, but terribly incomplete I believe, it has to do w/ how the 2 grow, but I am not convinced that I have the whole story.
Any help you can give would be nice.
Question for the smart guys
streptocarpella is actually a subgenus of streptocarpus (in other words, every streptocarpella is a streptocarpus). The really basic distinction is that streptocarpellas have stems while the others do not. Does that help?
http://www.gesneriads.ca/strepto8.htm
oh, and this page actually breaks them down by subgenus.
http://www.gesneriads.ca/genstrep.htm
Ok thanks that's what I read, but it seemed so incomplete. Then I kept seeing nurserys selling streptocarpella as outdoor annuals for warm climates like the folks in FL.
Thanks knew I could count on someone here.
I think it's one of those areas that has been flagged for further study by those guys who do this kind of thing for a living. Here's a bit more info. http://www.botanik.univie.ac.at/morphology/genera_gesneriaceae/genera/streptocarpus.htm
You know I was looking for info on the web and found a pretty good amount of research info- but I seemed to only find abstracts. Thanks.