säntpoolia

substantive

EKI Combined Dictionary 2026

Last modified 08.05.2024

Aafrikast pärit madal igihaljas kannikesele sarnanev rohttaim, Eestis toalill

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Armastatud toataim on kannikeseõieline säntpoolia (Saintpaulia ionantha).

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Säntpoolia ei taha olla otsese päikese käes, ehkki valguse vastu tal pole väga midagi.

ID 631866 Last modified 13.12.2022

Domain classified botany

säntpoolia preferred

paulike

African violet

Saintpaulia H.Wendl.

Saintpaulia

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 H.Wendl.

Saintpaulia

ID 1130404 Last modified 09.01.2025

Domain taxonomyclassified botany

säntpoolia preferred

paulike

Saintpaulia H.Wendl.

säntpoolia preferred

paulike

Saintpaulia H.Wendl.

Inflection Type 1

säntpoolia Omaaegse Saksa Ida-Aafrika koloniaalametniku parun Walter von Saint Paul-Illaire'i (1860–1910) järgi, kes selle taime Tanganjikast avastas
- Saintpaulia 'säntpoolia'