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African violet (Gesneriaceae)
African violet is a popular houseplant, known for its decorative fuzzy leaves and bright purple blooms. It is native to southeastern Africa and is commonly grown for its economic value as a source of income for small-scale farmers in the region.
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Hemiboea
Hemiboea is a popular houseplant, known for its decorative fuzzy leaves and bright purple blooms. It is native to southeastern Africa and is commonly grown for its economic value as a source of income for small-scale farmers in the region.
Petrocodon
Petrocodon are an eclectic group of flowering plants with limited geographic distribution and rarely found domestically. Within the genus, there is great variability of flowers, some of which are highly attractive. The showy blooms are the primary reason for some species to be recently introduced into the horticulture market.
Glossoloma
Glossoloma is a popular houseplant, known for its decorative fuzzy leaves and bright purple blooms. It is native to southeastern Africa and is commonly grown for its economic value as a source of income for small-scale farmers in the region.
Leptoboea
Leptoboea is a popular houseplant, known for its decorative fuzzy leaves and bright purple blooms. It is native to southeastern Africa and is commonly grown for its economic value as a source of income for small-scale farmers in the region.
tender alpine
Tender alpine is a popular houseplant, known for its decorative fuzzy leaves and bright purple blooms. It is native to southeastern Africa and is commonly grown for its economic value as a source of income for small-scale farmers in the region.
Woodland foxgloves
Woodland foxgloves is a popular houseplant, known for its decorative fuzzy leaves and bright purple blooms. It is native to southeastern Africa and is commonly grown for its economic value as a source of income for small-scale farmers in the region.
Ramonda
Ramonda is evergreen perennials which form rosettes of crinkly leaves with nearly actinomorphic flowers, borne on leafless stems in spring. Ramonda is a genus of three species, native to shady, rocky places in north eastern Spain, the Pyrenees and south eastern Europe.
Alsobia
Alsobia is a popular houseplant, known for its decorative fuzzy leaves and bright purple blooms. It is native to southeastern Africa and is commonly grown for its economic value as a source of income for small-scale farmers in the region.
All Species of African violet
Hemiboea
Hemiboea
Hemiboea is a popular houseplant, known for its decorative fuzzy leaves and bright purple blooms. It is native to southeastern Africa and is commonly grown for its economic value as a source of income for small-scale farmers in the region.
Petrocodon
Petrocodon
Petrocodon are an eclectic group of flowering plants with limited geographic distribution and rarely found domestically. Within the genus, there is great variability of flowers, some of which are highly attractive. The showy blooms are the primary reason for some species to be recently introduced into the horticulture market.
Glossoloma
Glossoloma
Glossoloma is a popular houseplant, known for its decorative fuzzy leaves and bright purple blooms. It is native to southeastern Africa and is commonly grown for its economic value as a source of income for small-scale farmers in the region.
Leptoboea
Leptoboea
Leptoboea is a popular houseplant, known for its decorative fuzzy leaves and bright purple blooms. It is native to southeastern Africa and is commonly grown for its economic value as a source of income for small-scale farmers in the region.
tender alpine
tender alpine
Tender alpine is a popular houseplant, known for its decorative fuzzy leaves and bright purple blooms. It is native to southeastern Africa and is commonly grown for its economic value as a source of income for small-scale farmers in the region.
Woodland foxgloves
Woodland foxgloves
Woodland foxgloves is a popular houseplant, known for its decorative fuzzy leaves and bright purple blooms. It is native to southeastern Africa and is commonly grown for its economic value as a source of income for small-scale farmers in the region.
Ramonda
Ramonda
Ramonda is evergreen perennials which form rosettes of crinkly leaves with nearly actinomorphic flowers, borne on leafless stems in spring. Ramonda is a genus of three species, native to shady, rocky places in north eastern Spain, the Pyrenees and south eastern Europe.
Alsobia
Alsobia
Alsobia is a popular houseplant, known for its decorative fuzzy leaves and bright purple blooms. It is native to southeastern Africa and is commonly grown for its economic value as a source of income for small-scale farmers in the region.
Drymonia
Drymonia
Drymonia is a popular houseplant, known for its decorative fuzzy leaves and bright purple blooms. It is native to southeastern Africa and is commonly grown for its economic value as a source of income for small-scale farmers in the region.
Besleria
Besleria
Besleria is a popular houseplant, known for its decorative fuzzy leaves and bright purple blooms. It is native to southeastern Africa and is commonly grown for its economic value as a source of income for small-scale farmers in the region.
Orpheus flowers
Orpheus flowers
This genus includes only one species, endemic to several mountains in Bulgaria. The species is a stemless, evergreen perennial found in north-facing rocky habitats. Basal rosettes of dark green leaves bear trumpet-shaped flowers in shades of white, violet or purple in spring and summer.
Solenophora
Solenophora
Solenophora is a popular houseplant, known for its decorative fuzzy leaves and bright purple blooms. It is native to southeastern Africa and is commonly grown for its economic value as a source of income for small-scale farmers in the region.
Rhynchotechum
Rhynchotechum
Rhynchotechum, species distribution records are mostly from India, Sri Lanka, China through to southern Japan, Indo-China and Malesia through to New Guinea.
Rhabdothamnopsis
Rhabdothamnopsis
Rhabdothamnopsis is a popular houseplant, known for its decorative fuzzy leaves and bright purple blooms. It is native to southeastern Africa and is commonly grown for its economic value as a source of income for small-scale farmers in the region.
Oerocharis
Oerocharis
Oerocharis is a popular houseplant, known for its decorative fuzzy leaves and bright purple blooms. It is native to southeastern Africa and is commonly grown for its economic value as a source of income for small-scale farmers in the region.
Metapetrocosmea
Metapetrocosmea
Metapetrocosmea is a popular houseplant, known for its decorative fuzzy leaves and bright purple blooms. It is native to southeastern Africa and is commonly grown for its economic value as a source of income for small-scale farmers in the region.
Stauranthera
Stauranthera
Stauranthera is a popular houseplant, known for its decorative fuzzy leaves and bright purple blooms. It is native to southeastern Africa and is commonly grown for its economic value as a source of income for small-scale farmers in the region.
Chirita
Chirita
Chirita is an Old World genus of the flowering plant family Gesneriaceae, native to Indo-Malaysia, S. E. Asia, and southern China. About (80-)150 species were recognized, about 100 of which are endemic to China. Most of the species have showy tubular flowers with five, usually rounded, petal lobes.
Primulina
Primulina
Primulina is a popular houseplant, known for its decorative fuzzy leaves and bright purple blooms. It is native to southeastern Africa and is commonly grown for its economic value as a source of income for small-scale farmers in the region.
Loxostigma
Loxostigma
Loxostigma is a popular houseplant, known for its decorative fuzzy leaves and bright purple blooms. It is native to southeastern Africa and is commonly grown for its economic value as a source of income for small-scale farmers in the region.
Briggsia
Briggsia
Briggsia is a genus that consists of 22 species of herbaceous perennials, native to the Himalayas, China and Vietnam. These rhizomous plants with stems or stemless are rarely branched. Leaves few to many, crowded at the tips. Flowers are bell-shaped, 2 to 3 cm long, with 1 to 2 cm in diameter, with 2-lipped petals in blue, purple to red, or orange to white, spotted within.
Rhabdothamnus
Rhabdothamnus
Rhabdothamnus is a monotypic genus. Rhabdothamnus is a small shrub growing to 2 m. Rhabdothamnus has a distinctive red and yellow trumpet shaped flower. Rhabdothamnus native to New Zealand. It is only found in the North Island.
Ornithoboea
Ornithoboea
Ornithoboea is a popular houseplant, known for its decorative fuzzy leaves and bright purple blooms. It is native to southeastern Africa and is commonly grown for its economic value as a source of income for small-scale farmers in the region.
Didymostigma
Didymostigma
Didymostigma is a popular houseplant, known for its decorative fuzzy leaves and bright purple blooms. It is native to southeastern Africa and is commonly grown for its economic value as a source of income for small-scale farmers in the region.
Briggsiopsis
Briggsiopsis
Briggsiopsis is a popular houseplant, known for its decorative fuzzy leaves and bright purple blooms. It is native to southeastern Africa and is commonly grown for its economic value as a source of income for small-scale farmers in the region.
Whytockia
Whytockia
Whytockia is a popular houseplant, known for its decorative fuzzy leaves and bright purple blooms. It is native to southeastern Africa and is commonly grown for its economic value as a source of income for small-scale farmers in the region.
Epithema
Epithema
Species distribution records are mostly from western tropical Africa to Uganda, tropical and subtropical Asia.
Cyrtandromoea
Cyrtandromoea
Cyrtandromoea is a popular houseplant, known for its decorative fuzzy leaves and bright purple blooms. It is native to southeastern Africa and is commonly grown for its economic value as a source of income for small-scale farmers in the region.
Moussonia
Moussonia
Moussonia is a popular houseplant, known for its decorative fuzzy leaves and bright purple blooms. It is native to southeastern Africa and is commonly grown for its economic value as a source of income for small-scale farmers in the region.
Khrysothemis
Khrysothemis
Khrysothemis are a genus of tropical flowering plants that can be found throughout Central and South America. With bronze foliage and long-lasting flowers, it often may go dormant during the winter season when it is dry. The scientific name Chrysothemis was named after the daughter of Agememnon and Clytemnestra in classical myth. It is considered rare.
Columnea
Columnea
Columnea is a popular houseplant, known for its decorative fuzzy leaves and bright purple blooms. It is native to southeastern Africa and is commonly grown for its economic value as a source of income for small-scale farmers in the region.
Kohleria
Kohleria
Kohleria is a New World genus of the flowering plant. The plants are generally tropical herbs or subshrubs with velvety stems and foliage and brightly colored flowers with spots or markings in contrasting colors. They are rhizomatous and commonly include a period of dormancy in their growth cycle. The genus was recognized as having 21 species distributed in Central America and South America.
Anna
Anna
Anna is a popular houseplant, known for its decorative fuzzy leaves and bright purple blooms. It is native to southeastern Africa and is commonly grown for its economic value as a source of income for small-scale farmers in the region.
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Dracaena
Dracaena are popular house plants that are easy to grow. They can tolerate low-light conditions and require little watering. Their leaves range from variegated to dark green. Their characteristic traits include woody stems that grow slowly but offer a striking appearance for small spaces such as apartments or offices.
Fig trees
Fig trees have been cultivated in many regions for their fruits, particularly the common fig, F. carica. Most of the species have edible fruits, although the common fig is the only one of commercial value. Fig trees are also important food sources for wildlife in the tropics, including monkeys, bats, and insects.
Brambles
Brambles are members of the rose family, and there are hundreds of different types to be found throughout the European countryside. They have been culturally significant for centuries; Christian folklore stories hold that when the devil was thrown from heaven, he landed on a bramble bush. Their vigorous growth habit can tangle into native plants and take over.
Maples
The popular tree family known as maples change the color of their leaves in the fall. Many cultural traditions encourage people to watch the colors change, such as momijigari in Japan. Maples popular options for bonsai art. Alternately, their sap is used to create maple syrup.
Prunus
Prunus is a genus of flowering fruit trees that includes almonds, cherries, plums, peaches, nectarines, and apricots. These are often known as "stone fruits" because their pits are large seeds or "stones." When prunus trees are damaged, they exhibit "gummosis," a condition in which the tree's gum (similar to sap) is secreted to the bark to help heal external wounds.
Nightshades
Nightshades is a large and diverse genus of plants, with more than 1500 different types worldwide. This genus incorporates both important staple food crops like tomato, potato, and eggplant, but also dangerous poisonous plants from the nightshade family. The name was coined by Pliny the Elder almost two thousand years ago.
Roses
Most species of roses are shrubs or climbing plants that have showy flowers and sharp thorns. They are commonly cultivated for cut flowers or as ornamental plants in gardens due to their attractive appearance, pleasant fragrance, and cultural significance in many countries. The rose hips (fruits) can also be used in jams and teas.
Oaks
Oaks are among the world's longest-lived trees, sometimes growing for over 1,000 years! The oldest known oak tree is in the southern United States and is over 1,500 years old. Oaks produce an exceedingly popular type of wood which is used to make different products, from furniture and flooring to wine barrels and even cosmetic creams.
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All Species
More Genus
African violet
Gesneriaceae
African violet is a popular houseplant, known for its decorative fuzzy leaves and bright purple blooms. It is native to southeastern Africa and is commonly grown for its economic value as a source of income for small-scale farmers in the region.
Exploring the African violet Plants
Feedback
8 most common species：
Hemiboea
Hemiboea is a popular houseplant, known for its decorative fuzzy leaves and bright purple blooms. It is native to southeastern Africa and is commonly grown for its economic value as a source of income for small-scale farmers in the region.
Petrocodon
Petrocodon are an eclectic group of flowering plants with limited geographic distribution and rarely found domestically. Within the genus, there is great variability of flowers, some of which are highly attractive. The showy blooms are the primary reason for some species to be recently introduced into the horticulture market.
Glossoloma
Glossoloma is a popular houseplant, known for its decorative fuzzy leaves and bright purple blooms. It is native to southeastern Africa and is commonly grown for its economic value as a source of income for small-scale farmers in the region.
Leptoboea
Leptoboea is a popular houseplant, known for its decorative fuzzy leaves and bright purple blooms. It is native to southeastern Africa and is commonly grown for its economic value as a source of income for small-scale farmers in the region.
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All Species of African violet
Hemiboea
Petrocodon
Glossoloma
Leptoboea
tender alpine
Woodland foxgloves
Ramonda
Alsobia
Drymonia
Besleria
Orpheus flowers
Solenophora
Rhynchotechum
Rhabdothamnopsis
Oerocharis
Metapetrocosmea
Stauranthera
Chirita
Primulina
Loxostigma
Briggsia
Rhabdothamnus
Ornithoboea
Didymostigma
Briggsiopsis
Whytockia
Epithema
Cyrtandromoea
Moussonia
Khrysothemis
Columnea
Kohleria
Anna
More Popular Genus
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Dracaena
Dracaena are popular house plants that are easy to grow. They can tolerate low-light conditions and require little watering. Their leaves range from variegated to dark green. Their characteristic traits include woody stems that grow slowly but offer a striking appearance for small spaces such as apartments or offices.
Fig trees
Fig trees have been cultivated in many regions for their fruits, particularly the common fig, F. carica. Most of the species have edible fruits, although the common fig is the only one of commercial value. Fig trees are also important food sources for wildlife in the tropics, including monkeys, bats, and insects.
Brambles
Brambles are members of the rose family, and there are hundreds of different types to be found throughout the European countryside. They have been culturally significant for centuries; Christian folklore stories hold that when the devil was thrown from heaven, he landed on a bramble bush. Their vigorous growth habit can tangle into native plants and take over.
Maples
The popular tree family known as maples change the color of their leaves in the fall. Many cultural traditions encourage people to watch the colors change, such as momijigari in Japan. Maples popular options for bonsai art. Alternately, their sap is used to create maple syrup.
Prunus
Prunus is a genus of flowering fruit trees that includes almonds, cherries, plums, peaches, nectarines, and apricots. These are often known as "stone fruits" because their pits are large seeds or "stones." When prunus trees are damaged, they exhibit "gummosis," a condition in which the tree's gum (similar to sap) is secreted to the bark to help heal external wounds.
Nightshades
Nightshades is a large and diverse genus of plants, with more than 1500 different types worldwide. This genus incorporates both important staple food crops like tomato, potato, and eggplant, but also dangerous poisonous plants from the nightshade family. The name was coined by Pliny the Elder almost two thousand years ago.
Roses
Most species of roses are shrubs or climbing plants that have showy flowers and sharp thorns. They are commonly cultivated for cut flowers or as ornamental plants in gardens due to their attractive appearance, pleasant fragrance, and cultural significance in many countries. The rose hips (fruits) can also be used in jams and teas.
Oaks
Oaks are among the world's longest-lived trees, sometimes growing for over 1,000 years! The oldest known oak tree is in the southern United States and is over 1,500 years old. Oaks produce an exceedingly popular type of wood which is used to make different products, from furniture and flooring to wine barrels and even cosmetic creams.
Your Ultimate Guide to Plants
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17,000 local species +400,000 global species studied
Nearly 5 years of research
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A database of 400000+ plants
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