Saintpaulia

Saintpaulia, African violets, are small plants from Africa which live in cloud forest habitats. They are herbaceous perennial flowering plants in the family Gesneriaceae.

a Saintpaulia ionantha plant

They are easy to distinguish from other plants by their eye-catching heart-shaped leaves and colourful bright flowers.[1]

References
  1. "saintpaulia". Oxford Dictionaries Online. Oxford University Press. Archived from the original on 2015-11-04. Retrieved 2016-05-29.
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