Streptocarpus ionanthus
| Streptocarpus ionanthus | |
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| 1895 illustration | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Gesneriaceae |
| Genus: | Streptocarpus |
| Section: | S. sect. Saintpaulia |
| Species: | S. ionanthus |
| Binomial name | |
| Streptocarpus ionanthus (H.Wendl.) Christenh. | |
| Subspecies and varieties | |
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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.