Streptocarpus sect. Saintpaulia

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Lamiales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Lamiids Ordo: Lamiales

Familia: Gesneriaceae
Subfamilia: Didymocarpoideae
Tribus: Trichosporeae
Subtribus: Streptocarpinae
Genus: Streptocarpus
Subgenus: S. subg. Streptocarpella
Sectione: S. sect. Saintpaulia
Species: S. afroviola – S. brevipilosus – S. goetzeanus – S. inconspicuus – S. ionanthus – S. nitidus – S. shumensis – S. teitensis – S. ulugurensis – S. watkinsii

Name

Streptocarpus sect. Saintpaulia (H.Wendl.) Mich.Möller & Haston, Taxon 64(6): 1262. (2015)

• Type species: Streptocarpus ionanthus (H.Wendl.) Christenh., Phytotaxa 46: 6. (2012)

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Saintpaulia H.Wendl., Gartenfl. 43: 321. (1893)

References

• Nishii, K., Hughes, M., Briggs, M., Haston, E., Christie, F., DeVilliers, M.J., Hanekom, T., Roos, W.G., Bellstedt, D.U. & Möller, M. 2015. Streptocarpus redefined to include all Afro‐Malagasy Gesneriaceae: Molecular phylogenies prove congruent with geographical distribution and basic chromosome numbers and uncover remarkable morphological homoplasies. Taxon 64(6): 1243-1274. DOI: 10.12705/646.8 PDF Reference page. 
• Christenhusz, M.J.M. 2012. On African violets and Cape primroses — towards a monophyletic Streptocarpus (Gesneriaceae). Phytotaxa 46(1): 3–9. DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.46.1.2 PDF Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Streptocarpus sect. Saintpaulia. Published online. Accessed: July 4 2020.
• Weber, A., Middleton, D.J. & Clark, J.L. 2020. Keys to the infrafamilial taxa and genera of Gesneriaceae. Rheedia: Journal of the Indian Association for Angiosperm Taxonomy 30(1): 05-47. DOI: 10.22244/rheedea.2020.30.01.02 PDF Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: African Violets