See text 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.

[2] As of March 2020[update], Plants of the World Online accepted the following subspecies and varieties.

Many have previously been treated as separate species in the no longer recognized genus Saintpaulia.

[2] This Gesneriaceae article is a stub.