''Streptocarpus ionanthus'' (

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''Saintpaulia ionantha'') is a

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of ''

Streptocarpus ''Streptocarpus'' ("twisted fruit" from Greek στρεπτός (''streptos'') "twisted" and καρπός (''karpos'') "fruit") is an Afrotropics, Afrotropical genus of flowering plants in the family Gesneriaceae. The genus is native to Afromont ...

'' in the section '' Saintpaulia'', commonly known as an African violet. It is native to eastern and southwestern

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Infraspecific taxa

Streptocarpus ionanthus by Chandralekha CT

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'' accepted the following subspecies and varieties. Many have previously been treated as separate species in the no longer recognized genus ''Saintpaulia''. *''Streptocarpus ionanthus'' var. ''diplotrichus'' (B.L.Burtt) Christenh. (syn. ''Saintpaulia diplotricha'') *''Streptocarpus ionanthus'' subsp. ''grandifolius'' (B.L.Burtt) Christenh. (syn. ''Saintpaulia grandifolia'') *''Streptocarpus ionanthus'' subsp. ''grotei'' (Engl.) Christenh. (syn. ''Saintpaulia amaniensis'', ''Saintpaulia confusa'', ''Saintpaulia difficilis'', ''Saintpaulia grotei'', ''Saintpaulia magungensis'') *''Streptocarpus ionanthus'' subsp. ''mafiensis'' (I.Darbysh. & Pócs) Christenh. *''Streptocarpus ionanthus'' subsp. ''occidentalis'' (B.L.Burtt) Christenh. *''Streptocarpus ionanthus'' subsp. ''orbicularis'' (B.L.Burtt) Christenh. (syn. ''Saintpaulia orbicularis'') *''Streptocarpus ionanthus'' subsp. ''pendulus'' (B.L.Burtt) Christenh. (syn. ''Saintpaulia intermedia'', ''Saintpaulia pendula'') *''Streptocarpus ionanthus'' subsp. ''rupicola'' (B.L.Burtt) Christenh. (syn. ''Saintpaulia rupicola'') *''Streptocarpus ionanthus'' subsp. ''velutinus'' (B.L.Burtt) Christenh. (syn. ''Saintpaulia velutina'') Saintpaulia ionantha subsp

References

ionanthus House plants Endemic flora of Tanzania Taxa named by Hermann Wendland Plants described in 1893 Flora of the Eastern Arc forests {{Gesneriaceae-stub