Biology:Saintpaulia goetzeana
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Gesneriaceae |
| Genus: | [[Biology:|Streptocarpus]] |
| Section: | S. sect. Saintpaulia |
| Species: | S. goetzeana
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| Binomial name | |
| Saintpaulia goetzeana Engler
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Saintpaulia goetzeana is a species of Saintpaulia, commonly known as African violet. The African violet is a small, flowering plant that is used widely in home horticulture. S. goetzeana was first collected in 1898 by W. Goetze, and it was later described as a species by Engler in 1900.[1]
Characteristics
Saintpaulia goetzeana has stems of about 40 cm in length with leaves of 1.6-3.8 cm long and 1.4-3.6 cm wide.[2] The flower is unique to the goetzeana species. It has five petals, where the top two are violet and the bottom three are white.[1]
Distribution
Saintpaulias are native to eastern tropical Africa. There is a concentration of species in the Nguru mountains of Tanzania. This particular subspecies is only found at the higher elevations of 1300–2000 meters.[1]
Cultivation
Saintpaulia goetzeana is very hard to cultivate due to the narrow conditions it needs to grow, such as mossy rock surfaces in deep shade.[1] These conditions are hard to reproduce, making cultivation difficult.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Smith, Jeff. "Saintpaulia: Taxonomy, Ecology and Distribution". Gesneriad Reference Web. http://www.gesneriads.ca/saintart.htm. Retrieved 15 December 2013.
- ↑ "Entry for Saintpaulia goetzeana Engl. [family GESNERIACEAE"]. JSTOR Global Plants. http://plants.jstor.org/flora/ftea009591. Retrieved 30 December 2013.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q16992374 entry
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