''Streptocarpus nitidus'' is a
species of
flowering plant in the family
Gesneriaceae, native to Tanzania.
[ It was first described in 1958 as ''Saintpaulia nitida''.][ The former genus ''Saintpaulia'' was reduced to ''Streptocarpus'' sect. ''Saintpaulia'' in 2015, and the species moved to '']Streptocarpus
''Streptocarpus'' ("twisted fruit" from Greek στρεπτός (''streptos'') "twisted" and καρπός (''carpos'') "fruit") is an Afrotropical genus of flowering plants in the family Gesneriaceae. The genus is native to Afromontane biotopes ...
''.[ ''Streptocarpus nitidus'' has also been treated as a subspecies of '']Streptocarpus ionanthus
''Streptocarpus ionanthus'' ( synonym ''Saintpaulia ionantha'') is a species of '' Streptocarpus'' in the section '' Saintpaulia'', commonly known as an African violet. It is native to eastern and southwestern Tanzania
Tanzania (; ), off ...
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References
nitidus
Endemic flora of Tanzania
Plants described in 1964
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