아프리칸바이올렛-[정명] Saintpaulia ionantha H.Wendl.

아프리칸 바이올렛

 

 

과명	Gesneriaceae (괭이귀과)	속명	saintpaulia(세인트폴리아속)
전체학명	saintpaulia ionantha	추천명	아프리칸 바이올렛
이명		외국명	african violet

 

African violets

 

The botanical name for African violets is 'Saintpaulia'. It is in the family of Gesneriaceae which also includes such plants as Gloxinia, Streptocarpus, Aeschynanthus, and Episcia. Happy Growing! Joyce Stork

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Saintpaulias, commonly known as African violets, are a genus of 6–20 species of herbaceous perennial flowering plants in the family Gesneriaceae, native to Tanzania and adjacent southeastern Kenya in eastern tropical Africa. Typically the African violet is a common household indoor plant but can also be an outdoor plant.

Several of the species and subspecies are endangered, and many more are threatened, due to their native cloud forest habitats being cleared for agriculture. The conservation status of Saintpaulia ionantha has been classed as near-threatened.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saintpaulia

 

REAL ESTATE

African Violets Are Really Gesneriads

March 26, 1989

You probably remember African violets as the plants your grandmother raised years ago. African violets are as popular today as they were back then, and now there are dozens of new varieties to choose from. The name African violet is somewhat of a misnomer. The plants aren't violets at all, but gesneriads, close cousins to achimenes, episcia, columnea and gloxinia. African vilets are named after the Dutch baron who discovered them in the mountains of East Africa.

http://articles.latimes.com/keyword/african-violets