Definition of Saintpaulia ionantha

1. Noun. Tropical African plant cultivated as a houseplant for its violet or white or pink flowers.

Exact synonyms: African Violet
Generic synonyms: Flower
Group relationships: Genus Saintpaulia, Saintpaulia

Lexicographical Neighbors of Saintpaulia Ionantha

Saint Peter Port
Saint Peter the Apostle
Saint Petersburg
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Saint Thomas
Saint Thomas Aquinas
Saint Thomas a Becket
Saint Ulmo's fire
Saint Ulmo's light
Saint Valentine's Day
Saint Vincent
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Vitus dance
Saintpaulia
Saintpaulia ionantha (current term)
Saints
Saints Peter and Paul
Saipan
Saiph
Saitama
Saitic
Saiva
Saivas
Saivism
Saivite
Saivites
Sajama
Sak kinase
Saka

Literary usage of Saintpaulia ionantha

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Systematic Anatomy of the Dicotyledons: A Handbook for Laboratories of Pure by Hans Solereder, Dukinfield Henry Scott (1908)
"In Saintpaulia ionantha the upper epidermis likewise serves for water-storage ... In Saintpaulia ionantha and Aeschynanthus purpurascens the spongy tissue ..."

2. Gartenflora: Monatsschrift Fur Deutsche und Schweizerische Garten- und by Eduard Regel (1899)
"Herr Urban hat gefunden, dass bei ihm Saintpaulia ionantha am besten in einem kühlen Keller überwintert. Herr De m harter berichtet über die ..."

3. Journal of the Royal Horticultural Society by Royal Horticultural Society (Great Britain). (1896)
"Saintpaulia ionantha.—Dr. Masters showed flowers received from Mr. Ernst Benary, of Erfurt, showing a considerable range of variation in size and in colour. ..."

4. Journal of the Royal Horticultural Society by Horticultural Society of London (1895)
"To Saintpaulia ionantha (votes unanimous), from Sir Trevor Lawrence, Bart. (gr. Mr. Bam). A very dwarf plant with roundish deep green leaves covered with ..."

5. Genetic Manipulation in Crops: Proceedings of the International Symposium on by International Rice Research Institute (1988)
"... activity was examined in anther-derived and parent plants of Saintpaulia ionantha Wendl. 'Shag'. Vegetatively cloned parent plants were diploid and did ..."

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