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. From Wordnik.com. [CreationWiki - Recent changes [en]] Reference
Plants in peril, 24: Notes on lowland African violets (Saintpaulia) in the wild. From Wordnik.com. [Biological diversity in the coastal forests of Eastern Africa] Reference
The gnus Saintpaulia: 100 yars of history, taxonomy, ecology, distribution and conservation. From Wordnik.com. [Biological diversity in the coastal forests of Eastern Africa] Reference
Among the best-known plants in the hotspot are the species of African violets (Saintpaulia spp.). From Wordnik.com. [Biological diversity in the coastal forests of Eastern Africa] Reference
These endemics include the majority of the species of African violet Saintpaulia, a well-known flowering plant in Western households. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2007-01-01] Reference
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. From Wordnik.com. [Biological diversity in the Eastern Afromontane] Reference
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. From Wordnik.com. [Eastern Arc forests] Reference
The Saintpaulia genus has more than 1,000 hybrids developed and registered by Canadians. From Wordnik.com. [The Earth Times Online Newspaper] Reference
I love African violets, though, and my one-woman campaign to rehabilitate the Saintpaulia as a cool plant begins here. From Wordnik.com. [Horticultural] Reference
The Saintpaulia can grow to be between 6-15 cm in height and anywhere from 6-30 in wide, the flowers of the Saintpaulia are usually small and only grow to be 2 or 3 cm. From Wordnik.com. [CreationWiki - Recent changes [en]] Reference
A very interesting fact that I learned was that some of the subspecies of the Saintpaulia are in fact on the endangered list, and a lot of other ones are threatened from the lack of cloud forest - their natural habitat. From Wordnik.com. [CreationWiki - Recent changes [en]] Reference
OTTAWA, ONTARIO -- 03/03/10 -- Spring is already in full bloom at Canada Post, with today's issuing of a pair of PERMANENT ™ stamps featuring two vibrant Canadian African violet (Saintpaulia) hybrids, "Picasso" and "Decelles 'Avalanche.". From Wordnik.com. [The Earth Times Online Newspaper] Reference
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. From Wordnik.com. [More Letters of Charles Darwin — Volume 2] Reference
Globally recognized plant groups such as African violet (Saintpaulia) and ‘Busy Lizzie’ (Impatiens) have their center’s of radiation in this ecoregion. From Wordnik.com. [Eastern Arc forests] Reference
There are a variety of house plants that are typically raised from seeds easily; the succulent plants known as Aloe and Rochea, many varieties of cacti and Fuchsia, Eucalyptus, the Phoenix palm, Saintpaulia hybrids, Begonia (semper-florensundB. rex, species of Asparagus. From Wordnik.com. [xml's Blinklist.com] Reference
Saintpaulia, dimorphic flowers. From Wordnik.com. [More Letters of Charles Darwin — Volume 2] Reference
African violets (genus Saintpaulia). From Wordnik.com. [WN.com - Articles related to McCreary: Tips for gardening in winter] Reference
Saintpaulia, 295. From Wordnik.com. [The Culture of Vegetables and Flowers From Seeds and Roots 16th Edition] Reference
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