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African violet

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ID 631866 Last modified 13.12.2022
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Domain classified botany
säntpoolia preferred
  • väikeste madalate igihaljaste rohttaimede perekond gesneerialiste (Gesneriaceae) sugukonnast
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    • Karvased lehed moodustavad laiuva kodariku, valged, lillad või sinised ebasümmeetrilised õied on viietised, vili kupar. Toalillena on tuntud peamiselt kannikeseõielise säntpoolia (S. ionantha) rohked paljudes värvitoonides (v.a kollane) liht- ja täidisõielised sordid.
  • genus of six species of flowering plants in the family Gesneriaceae native to higher elevations in tropical eastern Africa
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    • The members of Saintpaulia are small perennial herbs with thick, hairy, ovate leaves. These dark green leaves have long petioles (leaf stems) and are arranged in a basal cluster at the base of the plant. The violet-like flowers are bilaterally symmetric with five petals and can be violet, white, or pink in colour. The tiny seeds are produced in a capsule. The plants are easily propagated from leaf cuttings.
säntpoolia preferred
paulike
African violet
Saintpaulia

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