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Taxon:  Saintpaulia ionantha H. Wendl.



Summary
Genus:
Saintpaulia
Family:
Gesneriaceae
Nomen number:
401834
Place of publication:
Gartenflora 42:321, t. 1391, fig. 66. 1893
Verified:
03/30/2012 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Saintpaulia ionantha H. Wendl. subsp. grotei (Engl.) I. Darbysh. (0 active accession[s])
Saintpaulia ionantha H. Wendl. subsp. ionantha (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
No images


Reference(s)
  1. Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource) www.skud.info
  2. Christenhusz, M. J. M. 2012. On African violets and Cape primroses - towards a monophyletic Streptocarpus (Gesneriaceae). Phytotaxa 46:3-9. Note: = Streptocarpus ionanthus (H. Wendl.) Christenh.
  3. Demilly, D. et al. 2001. Liste alphabétique des principales espèces de plantes cultivées et de mauvaises herbes. Noms latins et noms français, ed. 7 Note: GEVES-SNES, Beaucouzé, France
  4. Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen
  5. Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
  6. León, B. 1998. pers. comm. Note: re. Spanish common names
  7. Li, H. L. et al., eds. 1975-1979. Flora of Taiwan. Note: mentions
  8. Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
  9. Zhong Guo & Hua Jing. 1993. China floral encyclopaedia.
Common names
English
African-violet –
Usambara-violet –
French
saintpaulia –
violette d'Usambara –
German
Usambaraveilchen –
Spanish
violeta africana –
Swedish
saintpaulia –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAfricaEast Tropical AfricaKenya  
1NativeAfricaEast Tropical AfricaTanzania  
2Cultivated    also cult.
4Naturalized    natzd. elsewhere
Native
Africa
  • EAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Kenya, Tanzania
Cultivated (also cult.)
Naturalized (natzd. elsewhere)
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamental Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Environmentalornamental Zhong Guo & Hua Jing. 1993. China floral encyclopaedia.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://grip.mawarid.gov.om/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=401834. Accessed 26 April 2025.