Streptocarpus ionanthus (H.Wendl.) Christenh. is a plant in the Gesneriaceae family, order Lamiales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Streptocarpus ionanthus (H.Wendl.) Christenh.

Streptocarpus ionanthus (H.Wendl.) Christenh.

Streptocarpus ionanthus, commonly called African violet, is a Streptocarpus species native to eastern and southwestern Tanzania.

Family
Genus
Streptocarpus
Order
Lamiales
Class
Magnoliopsida

About Streptocarpus ionanthus (H.Wendl.) Christenh.

Streptocarpus ionanthus (H.Wendl.) Christenh., which has the synonym Saintpaulia ionantha, is a species of the genus Streptocarpus that belongs to the section Saintpaulia. This plant is commonly known as African violet, and it is native to eastern and southwestern Tanzania.

Photo: (c) Olaf Schäfer, all rights reserved, uploaded by Olaf Schäfer

Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Lamiales Gesneriaceae Streptocarpus

More from Gesneriaceae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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