| 词汇 | saintpaulia |
| 词源 | Saintpaulia. The very popular African violet houseplant spe- cies are members of this genus of beautiful tropical African flowers. The genus is not named for a saint, however. It honors the German baron Walter von Saint Paul, who discovered one of the African violet species. |
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