Streptocarpus ionanthus

Streptocarpus ionanthus
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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Gesneriaceae
Genus: Streptocarpus
Section: S. sect. Saintpaulia
Species:
S. ionanthus
Binomial name
Streptocarpus ionanthus
(H.Wendl.) Christenh.[2]
Subspecies and varieties

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Synonyms[2]
  • Petrocosmea ionantha (H.Wendl.) Baill.
  • Saintpaulia ionantha H.Wendl.
  • Saintpaulia kewensis C.B.Clarke
  • Saintpaulia tongwensis B.L.Burtt

Streptocarpus ionanthus (synonym Saintpaulia ionantha) is a species of Streptocarpus in the section Saintpaulia, commonly known as an African violet. It is native to eastern and southwestern Tanzania.[2]

  1. ^ IUCN SSC East African Plants Red List Authority. (2014). "Saintpaulia ionantha". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T158153A763135. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T158153A763135.en. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  2. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference POWO_77117375-1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).