Saintpaulia

African Violet Roots by Satrina0 on Flickr The African violet is part of the genus Saintpaulia, which is made up of mostly tropical perennial herbs.

CreationWiki - Recent changes [en] Dorothy.Ann 2009

African Violet Roots by Satrina0 on Flickr The African violet is part of the genus Saintpaulia, which is made up of mostly tropical perennial herbs.

CreationWiki - Recent changes [en] 2009

These endemics include the majority of the species of African violet – Saintpaulia, a well-known flowering plant in Western households.

Archive 2007-01-01 2007

Among the hotspot's best-known flowering plants are the African violets (Saintpaulia spp.), with up to 20 endemic species in the Eastern Arc Mountains.

Biological diversity in the Eastern Afromontane 2009

Plants in peril, 24: Notes on lowland African violets (Saintpaulia) in the wild.

Biological diversity in the coastal forests of Eastern Africa 2008

Among the best-known plants in the hotspot are the species of African violets (Saintpaulia spp.).

Biological diversity in the coastal forests of Eastern Africa 2008

The gnus Saintpaulia: 100 yars of history, taxonomy, ecology, distribution and conservation.

Biological diversity in the coastal forests of Eastern Africa 2008

The forests are the centers of global endemism for the African violet (Saintpaulia) and Busy Lizzies (Impatiens), which have been widely cultivated for house plants in Europe and America.

Eastern Arc forests 2007

Saintpaulia makes a beautiful table ornament, and a row of pot plants in full bloom forms a charming margin in conservatories, either for a stage or on the ground.

The Culture of Vegetables and Flowers From Seeds and Roots 16th Edition Sutton and Sons

In Exacum and in Saintpaulia the flowers are dimorphic in this sense: the style projects to either the right or the left side of the corolla, from which it follows that a right-handed flower would fertilise a left-handed one, and vice versa.

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