Saintpaulia — iNaturalist
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About
This section, *Saintpaulia sp*, comprises about ten herbaceous perennial flowering plants notable for their native range in eastern tropical Africa. It was historically treated as a separate genus, but modern molecular studies confirm its placement within the genus *Streptocarpus*.
Field notes
Distribution & habitat
Tanzania and adjacent southeastern Kenya in eastern tropical Africa
History & etymology
The section was previously treated as a separate genus, Saintpaulia, but molecular phylogenetic studies showed that it was nested within the genus Streptocarpus.
Habitat
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Cultivation
- Difficulty
- intermediate
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