Streptocarpus ionanthus

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Streptocarpus ionanthus
Streptocarpus ionanthus (as Saintpaulia ionantha) - Curtis' 121 (Ser. 3 no. 51) pl. 7408 (1895).jpg
1895 illustration
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
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

See text

Synonyms [2]
  • Petrocosmea ionantha(H.Wendl.) Baill.
  • Saintpaulia ionanthaH.Wendl.
  • Saintpaulia kewensisC.B.Clarke
  • Saintpaulia tongwensisB.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]

Infraspecific taxa

Streptocarpus ionanthus (H.Wendl.) Christenh. Streptocarpus ionanthus by Chandralekha CT.jpg
Streptocarpus ionanthus (H.Wendl.) Christenh.

As of March 2020, Plants of the World Online accepted the following subspecies and varieties. Many have previously been treated as separate species in the no longer recognized genus Saintpaulia. [2]

S. ionanthus subsp. velutinus at the Copenhagen Botanical Garden Saintpaulia ionantha subsp. velutina - Copenhagen Botanical Garden - DSC07434.JPG
S. ionanthus subsp. velutinus at the Copenhagen Botanical Garden

References

  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. 1 2 3 4 "Streptocarpus ionanthus (H.Wendl.) Christenh.", Plants of the World Online , Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2020-03-12