Gesneriaceae
False African violet
Streptocarpus saxorum
- Family
- Gesneriaceae
- Genus
- Streptocarpus
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Common names
By language (4)
- Chinese
- 海豚花, 海豚海角苣苔
- English
- False African violet
- French
- Primevère du Cap
- German
- Blauer Paul
Photos
Photo: Avi1111 dr. avishai teicher, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Anneli Salo, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Anneli Salo, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Salix, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Daderot, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Avi1111 dr. avishai teicher, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons ![False African violet: 小海豚花 Streptocarpus saxorum [台北植物園 Taipei Botanical Garden]](/plants/streptocarpus-saxorum/photos/a0bceb802c4f1643-l.webp)
Photo: 阿橋 HQ, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: NasserHalaweh, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: John Robert McPherson, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.