Streptocarpus ionanthus

Saintpaulia ionantha subsp. ionantha

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Lamiales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Lamiids Ordo: Lamiales

Familia: Gesneriaceae
Subfamilia: Didymocarpoideae
Tribus: Trichosporeae
Subtribus: Streptocarpinae
Genus: Streptocarpus
Species: Streptocarpus ionanthus
Varietas & Subspecies: S. i. var. diplotrichus – S. i. subsp. grandifolius – S. i. subsp. grotei – S. i. subsp. mafiensis – S. i. subsp. occidentalis – S. i. subsp. orbicularis – S. i. subsp. pendulus – S. i. subsp. rupicola – S. i. subsp. velutinus

Name

Streptocarpus ionanthus (H.Wendl.) Christenh., Phytotaxa 22:06 (2012)

Synonyms

• Saintpaulia ionantha H.Wendl., Gartenfl. 42: 321 fig. 66 t. 1391 (1893)
• Petrocosmea ionantha (H.Wendl.) Rodigas
• Petrocosmea ionantha Baill., Bull. Soc. L. Paris, 2: 1148 (1894)
• Saintpaulia tongwensis B.L.Burtt, Gard. Chron., Ser. 3, cxxii. 23 (1947), in adnot.
• Saintpaulia kewensis C.B.Clarke, Dyer, Fl. Trop. Africa 4: II. 501 (1906)
• Saintpaulia ionantha var. violacea Bedd., nom. nud.
• Saintpaulia ionantha var. purpurea Bedd., nom. nud.
• Saintpaulia ionantha var. albescens Bedd., nom. nud.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: Eastern Africa Kenya, Tanzania Introduced into: Trinidad-Tobago References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Christenhusz, M.J.M. 2012. On African violets and Cape primroses — towards a monophyletic Streptocarpus (Gesneriaceae). Phytotaxa 46(1): 3–9. DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.46.1.2 PDF Reference page. : 46: 6
• Wendland, H. 1893. Gartenflora. Monatschrift für deutsche und schweizerische Garten und Blumenkunde Herausgegeben von E. Regel. Erlangen 42:321, t. 1391, fig. 66.

Additional references

• Clark, J.L. & Noa Monzón, A. (2019). Flora de la republica de Cuba : Serie A, Plantas vasculares 25: 1-123.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Streptocarpus ionanthus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Aug 30. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Streptocarpus ionanthus. Published online. Accessed: Aug 30 2021.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Streptocarpus ionanthus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 30 Aug 2021.
• Hassler, M. 2021. Streptocarpus ionanthus. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2021. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Aug 30. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2021. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Streptocarpus ionanthus. Accessed: 30 Aug 2021.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Streptocarpus ionanthus in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

Afrikaans: Usambaraviooltjie
Deutsch: Usambaraveilchen
English: African violet
eesti: Kannikeseõieline säntpoolia
suomi: Usambaranpaavalinkukka
hornjoserbsce: Afriska fijałka
polski: Sępolia fiołkowa

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