Streptocarpus ionanthus (synonym Saintpaulia ionantha) is a species of Streptocarpus in the section Saintpaulia, commonly known as an African violet. It is native to eastern and southwestern Tanzania.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Gesneriaceae |
| Genus: | Streptocarpus |
| Section: | S. sect. Saintpaulia |
| Species: | S. ionanthus
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| Binomial name | |
| Streptocarpus ionanthus | |
| Subspecies and varieties | |
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Infraspecific taxa edit
As of March 2020[update], Plants of the World Online accepted the following subspecies and varieties. Many have previously been treated as separate species in the no longer recognized genus Saintpaulia.[2]
- 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)
References edit
- ^ IUCN SSC East African Plants Red List Authority. (2014). "Saintpaulia ionantha". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T158153A763135. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T158153A763135.en. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
- ^ a b c d "Streptocarpus ionanthus (H.Wendl.) Christenh.", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2020-03-12[dead link]
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