Saintpaulia

saintpaulia

(səntˈpɔːlɪə) n (Plants) another name for African violet[C20: New Latin, named after Baron W. von Saint Paul, German soldier (died 1910), who discovered it]

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Saintpaulia - east African herb with nodding flowers; widely cultivatedgenus Saintpauliaasterid dicot genus - genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and some trees and shrubsfamily Gesneriaceae, gesneria family, Gesneriaceae - large family of tropical herbs or shrubs or lianas; in some classification systems placed in the order ScrophularialesAfrican violet, Saintpaulia ionantha - tropical African plant cultivated as a houseplant for its violet or white or pink flowers

Saintpaulia

a genus of perennial herbs of the family Ges-neriaceae. The plants generally have a short, sometimes spreading stem and rosettes of succulent, downy, rounded leaves. The flowers are in dichasial inflorescences. The perianth is five-parted, and the calyx is symphyllous. The large corolla, which has a short tube, is violet, purple, pink, or white. The ovary is hairy. The fruit is an elongate capsule with tiny seeds.

There are about 12 species, distributed mainly in the mountain forests in tropical East Africa. The African violet (S. ionantha) grows in Tanzania. Saintpaulia was first cultivated in Europe at the end of the 19th century and soon became a popular house plant. Flowering may occur almost year-round. The plants are easily propagated from leaf cuttings.

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noun east African herb with nodding flowers

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