Saintpaulia ionantha, (subfam.) Cyrtandroideae, Gesneriaceae,
Scrophulariales, Asteridae, Dicots
source: Mabberley, The Plant Book, 2. ed., Cambridge 1997
AFAIR there are several Saintpaulia species cultivated under the name
"African Violet".
Karsten
In article <19971202161701.LAA26935 at ladder02.news.aol.com>,
appliedlab at aol.com (AppliedLab) wrote:
> What scientific Family, Class, and Order does the African Violet belong to?
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Karsten Meyer
Institute of Systematic Botany, University of Mainz
55099 Mainz - Germany
Tel: +49 (0)6131-39 25 91, Fax: +49 (0)6131- 39 35 24
