- Family: Geraniaceae Juss.
Pelargonium L'Hér. ex Aiton
This genus is accepted, and is native to Africa, Tristan da Cunha, Australasia and Asia-Temperate..
Descriptions
According to Flora Zambesiaca
[FZ]Geraniaceae, T. Müller. Flora Zambesiaca 2:1. 1963
- Habit
- Annual or perennial herbs, shrublets or shrubs, sometimes with underground tubers; erect or decumbent, sometimes acaulescent or with subsucculent stems; often viscid and aromatic, variously hairy, often glandular.
- Leaves
- Leaves usually petiolate, stipulate, opposite or alternate, serrate, crenate, dentate, lobed, variously dissected or compound, rarely entire; stipules membranous, sometimes setaceous, rarely forming spines.
- Inflorescences
- Inflorescence a 2-many-flowered pseudumbel (flowers rarely solitary); bracts present.
- Flowers
- Flowers zygomorphic, 5-merous.
- Calyx
- Sepals imbricate, often with a membranous margin, posterior sepal produced at the base into a spur which is decurrent along the pedicel and adnate to it.
- Corolla
- Petals 5 (rarely 0–4 by abortion), usually unequal, imbricate, unguiculate or sessile.
- Disc
- Disk or extra-staminal glands absent.
- Androecium
- Stamens 10, connate at the base; 2–7 filaments bearing anthers, the remaining ones often vestigial (staminodes); anthers dorsifixed.
- Pistil
- Ovary 5-lobed, 5-locular (rarely 3–4-locular by abortion), rostrate; loculi 2-ovulate; style present, short or long; stigmas 5, usually filiform.
- Fruits
- Fruit a rostrate schizocarp; mericarps rostrate, 1-seeded, tapering from the apex to the base and ending in a point, hirsute; rostrum persistent, helically twisting when ripe, plumose on the inside.
- Seeds
- Seeds ± oblong-obovoid; endosperm absent; embryo curved.
According to Flora of Tropical East Africa
[FTEA]Geraniaceae, J. O. Kokwaro (University College Nairobi). Flora of Tropical East Africa. 1971
- Habit
- Annual or perennial herbs, shrublets or shrubs, sometimes with underground tubers, erect or decumbent, sometimes acaulescent or with subsucculent stems; stems viscid and aromatic, variously hairy, often glabrous
- Leaves
- Leaves opposite or alternate, usually petiolate, serrate, crenate, dentate, lobed, variously dissected or compound, rarely entire; stipules membranous, sometimes setaceous, rarely forming spines
- Inflorescences
- Inflorescence a 2-many- flowered simple umbel, flowers rarely solitary
- Flowers
- Flowers zygomorphic, mostly 5-merous, pedicellate, bracteate
- Calyx
- Sepals imbricate, often with a membranous margin; posterior sepals produced at the base into a spur which is decurrent along the pedicel and adnate to it
- Corolla
- Petals 5, rarely 0–4 by abortion, usually unequal, imbricate, unguiculate or sessile
- Stamens
- Stamens 10, connate at the base, with only 2–7 filaments bearing anthers, the remaining ones vestigial (staminodes); anthers dorsifixed
- Nectaries
- Extrastaminal glands absent
- Pistil
- Ovary 5-lobed, 5-locular (occasionally 3–4-locular by abortion), rostrate; each locule usually 2-ovulate, 1 ovule later aborting; style short or long; stigmas 5, generally filiform
- Fruits
- Fruit a rostrate schizocarp; mericarps rostrate, 1-seeded, tapering from the apex to the base and ending in a point, hirsute; rostrum persistent, helically twisting when ripe, plumose on the inside
- Seeds
- Seeds ± oblong-obovoid, exalbuminous; embryo curved.
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Distribution
Native to:
Angola, Botswana, Cape Provinces, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Free State, Iraq, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, New South Wales, Northern Provinces, Queensland, Saudi Arabia, Socotra, Somalia, South Australia, St.Helena, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Tasmania, Tristan da Cunha, Turkey, Uganda, Victoria, Yemen, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe
Extinct in:
Norfolk Is.
Introduced into:
Albania, Amsterdam-St.Paul Is, Bermuda, California, Canary Is., Cape Verde, Corse, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Great Britain, Haiti, India, Korea, Madeira, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southwest, Morocco, Norfolk Is., Puerto Rico, Spain, Tadzhikistan, Trinidad-Tobago, Uzbekistan
Accepted Species
- Pelargonium abrotanifolium (L.f.) Jacq.
- Pelargonium acetosum (L.) L'Hér.
- Pelargonium aciculatum E.M.Marais
- Pelargonium acraeum R.A.Dyer
- Pelargonium aestivale E.M.Marais
- Pelargonium album J.J.A.van der Walt
- Pelargonium alchemilloides (L.) L'Hér.
- Pelargonium alpinum Eckl. & Zeyh.
- Pelargonium alternans J.C.Wendl.
- Pelargonium althaeoides (L.) L'Hér.
- Pelargonium anethifolium (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Steud.
- Pelargonium angustipetalum E.M.Marais
- Pelargonium antidysentericum Kostel.
- Pelargonium apetalum P.Taylor
- Pelargonium appendiculatum (L.f.) Willd.
- Pelargonium aridicola E.M.Marais
- Pelargonium aridum R.A.Dyer
- Pelargonium aristatum (Sweet) G.Don
- Pelargonium artemisiifolium DC.
- Pelargonium articulatum Willd.
- Pelargonium asarifolium (Sweet) G.Don
- Pelargonium attenuatum Harv.
- Pelargonium auritum Willd.
- Pelargonium australe Willd.
- Pelargonium barklyi Scott Elliot
- Pelargonium betulinum (L.) L'Hér.
- Pelargonium bicolor (Jacq.) L'Hér.
- Pelargonium bifolium (Burm.f.) Willd.
- Pelargonium boranense Friis & M.G.Gilbert
- Pelargonium bowkeri Harv.
- Pelargonium brevipetalum N.E.Br.
- Pelargonium brevirostre E.Mey. ex R.Knuth
- Pelargonium bubonifolium (Andrews) Pers.
- Pelargonium burgerianum J.J.A.van der Walt
- Pelargonium burtoniae L.Bolus
- Pelargonium caespitosum Turcz.
- Pelargonium caffrum (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Steud.
- Pelargonium caledonicum L.Bolus
- Pelargonium calviniae R.Knuth
- Pelargonium campestre (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Steud.
- Pelargonium candicans Spreng.
- Pelargonium capillare (Cav.) Willd.
- Pelargonium capitatum (L.) L'Hér.
- Pelargonium capituliforme R.Knuth
- Pelargonium carneum Jacq.
- Pelargonium carnosum (L.) L'Hér.
- Pelargonium caroli-henrici B.Nord.
- Pelargonium caucalifolium Jacq.
- Pelargonium ceratophyllum L'Hér.
- Pelargonium chamaedryfolium Jacq.
- Pelargonium chelidonium (Houtt.) DC.
- Pelargonium christophoranum Verdc.
- Pelargonium citronellum J.J.A.van der Walt
- Pelargonium columbinum Jacq.
- Pelargonium confertum E.M.Marais
- Pelargonium connivens E.M.Marais
- Pelargonium cordifolium (Cav.) Curtis
- Pelargonium coronopifolium Jacq.
- Pelargonium cortusifolium L'Hér.
- Pelargonium cotyledonis (L.) L'Hér.
- Pelargonium crassicaule L'Hér.
- Pelargonium crassipes Harv.
- Pelargonium crispum (P.J.Bergius) L'Hér.
- Pelargonium crithmifolium Sm.
- Pelargonium cucullatum (L.) L'Hér.
- Pelargonium curviandrum E.M.Marais
- Pelargonium dasyphyllum E.Mey. ex R.Knuth
- Pelargonium denticulatum Jacq.
- Pelargonium desertorum Vorster
- Pelargonium dichondrifolium DC.
- Pelargonium dipetalum L'Hér.
- Pelargonium dispar N.E.Br.
- Pelargonium dolomiticum R.Knuth
- Pelargonium × domesticum L.H.Bailey
- Pelargonium echinatum Curtis
- Pelargonium elegans (Andrews) Willd.
- Pelargonium ellaphieae E.M.Marais
- Pelargonium elongatum (Cav.) Salisb.
- Pelargonium endlicherianum Fenzl
- Pelargonium englerianum R.Knuth
- Pelargonium erlangerianum Engl. ex R.Knuth
- Pelargonium eupatoriifolium (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Steud.
- Pelargonium exhibens Vorster
- Pelargonium exstipulatum (Cav.) L'Hér.
- Pelargonium fasciculaceum E.M.Marais
- Pelargonium fergusoniae L.Bolus
- Pelargonium fissifolium (Andrews) Pers.
- Pelargonium flavidum E.M.Marais
- Pelargonium frutetorum R.A.Dyer
- Pelargonium fruticosum (Cav.) Willd.
- Pelargonium fulgidum (L.) L'Hér.
- Pelargonium fumariifolium R.Knuth
- Pelargonium gibbosum (L.) L'Hér.
- Pelargonium gilgianum Schltr. ex R.Knuth
- Pelargonium githagineum E.M.Marais
- Pelargonium glabriphyllum E.M.Marais
- Pelargonium glechomoides A.Rich.
- Pelargonium glutinosum (Jacq.) L'Hér.
- Pelargonium gracile (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Steud.
- Pelargonium gracilipes R.Knuth
- Pelargonium gracillimum Fourc.
- Pelargonium grandicalcaratum R.Knuth
- Pelargonium grandiflorum Willd.
- Pelargonium graveolens L'Hér.
- Pelargonium grenvilleae (Andrews) Harv.
- Pelargonium greytonense J.J.A.van der Walt
- Pelargonium griseum R.Knuth
- Pelargonium grossularioides (L.) L'Hér.
- Pelargonium hantamianum R.Knuth
- Pelargonium hararense Engl. ex R.Knuth
- Pelargonium hemicyclicum Hutch. & C.A.Sm.
- Pelargonium hermanniifolium (P.J.Bergius) Jacq.
- Pelargonium heterophyllum Jacq.
- Pelargonium hirtipetalum E.M.Marais
- Pelargonium hirtum (Burm.f.) Jacq.
- Pelargonium hispidum (L.f.) Willd.
- Pelargonium × hybridum (L.) L'Hér.
- Pelargonium hypoleucum Turcz.
- Pelargonium hystrix Harv.
- Pelargonium incarnatum (L.) Moench
- Pelargonium incrassatum (Andrews) Sims
- Pelargonium inodorum Willd.
- Pelargonium inquinans (L.) L'Hér.
- Pelargonium insularis Gibby & A.G.Mill.
- Pelargonium iocastum (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Steud.
- Pelargonium ionidiflorum (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Steud.
- Pelargonium karooicum Compton & P.E.Barnes
- Pelargonium klinghardtense R.Knuth
- Pelargonium ladysmithianum R.Knuth
- Pelargonium laevigatum (L.f.) Willd.
- Pelargonium lanceolatum (Cav.) J.Kern
- Pelargonium laxum (Sweet) G.Don
- Pelargonium leipoldtii R.Knuth
- Pelargonium leptum L.Bolus
- Pelargonium leucophyllum Turcz.
- Pelargonium lobatum (Burm.f.) L'Hér.
- Pelargonium longicaule Jacq.
- Pelargonium longiflorum Jacq.
- Pelargonium longifolium (Burm.f.) Jacq.
- Pelargonium luridum (Andrews) Sweet
- Pelargonium luteolum N.E.Br.
- Pelargonium luteum (Andrews) Sm.
- Pelargonium magenteum J.J.A.van der Walt
- Pelargonium minimum (Cav.) Willd.
- Pelargonium mollicomum Fourc.
- Pelargonium moniliforme E.Mey. ex Harv.
- Pelargonium mossambicense Engl.
- Pelargonium multibracteatum Hochst. ex A.Rich.
- Pelargonium multicaule Jacq.
- Pelargonium multiradiatum J.C.Wendl.
- Pelargonium mutans Vorster
- Pelargonium myrrhifolium (L.) L'Hér.
- Pelargonium nanum L'Hér.
- Pelargonium nelsonii Burtt Davy
- Pelargonium nephrophyllum E.M.Marais
- Pelargonium nervifolium Jacq.
- Pelargonium nummulifolium Salisb.
- Pelargonium oblongatum E.Mey. ex Harv.
- Pelargonium ocellatum J.J.A.van der Walt
- Pelargonium ochroleucum Harv.
- Pelargonium odoratissimum (L.) L'Hér.
- Pelargonium oenotherae (L.f.) Jacq.
- Pelargonium oppositifolium Schltr.
- Pelargonium oreophilum Schltr.
- Pelargonium otaviense R.Knuth
- Pelargonium ovale (Burm.f.) L'Hér.
- Pelargonium oxaloides (Burm.f.) Willd.
- Pelargonium panduriforme Eckl. & Zeyh.
- Pelargonium paniculatum Jacq.
- Pelargonium papilionaceum (L.) L'Hér.
- Pelargonium parvipetalum E.M.Marais
- Pelargonium parvirostre R.A.Dyer
- Pelargonium patulum Jacq.
- Pelargonium peltatum (L.) L'Hér.
- Pelargonium petroselinifolium G.Don
- Pelargonium pillansii T.M.Salter
- Pelargonium pilosellifolium (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Steud.
- Pelargonium pinnatum (L.) L'Hér.
- Pelargonium plurisectum T.M.Salter
- Pelargonium polycephalum (Harv.) E.Mey. ex R.Knuth
- Pelargonium praemorsum (Andrews) F.Dietr.
- Pelargonium proliferum (Burm.f.) Steud.
- Pelargonium pseudofumarioides R.Knuth
- Pelargonium pseudoglutinosum R.Knuth
- Pelargonium pubipetalum E.M.Marais
- Pelargonium pulchellum Sims
- Pelargonium pulverulentum Colvill ex Sweet
- Pelargonium punctatum (Andrews) Willd.
- Pelargonium quarciticola Meve & E.M.Marais
- Pelargonium quercifolium (L.f.) L'Hér.
- Pelargonium quinquelobatum Hochst. ex A.Rich.
- Pelargonium radens H.E.Moore
- Pelargonium radiatum (Andrews) Pers.
- Pelargonium radicatum Vent.
- Pelargonium radulifolium (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Steud.
- Pelargonium ramosissimum (Cav.) Willd.
- Pelargonium ranunculophyllum (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Baker
- Pelargonium rapaceum (L.) L'Hér.
- Pelargonium redactum Vorster
- Pelargonium reflexipetalum E.M.Marais
- Pelargonium reflexum Pers.
- Pelargonium reniforme (Andrews) Curtis
- Pelargonium ribifolium Jacq.
- Pelargonium rodneyanum Lindl.
- Pelargonium rubiginosum E.M.Marais
- Pelargonium salmoneum R.A.Dyer
- Pelargonium sanguineum J.C.Wendl.
- Pelargonium scabroide R.Knuth
- Pelargonium scabrum (L.) L'Hér.
- Pelargonium schizopetalum Sweet
- Pelargonium semitrilobum Jacq.
- Pelargonium senecioides L'Hér.
- Pelargonium sericifolium J.J.A.van der Walt
- Pelargonium setosiusculum R.Knuth
- Pelargonium setosum (Sweet) DC.
- Pelargonium setulosum Turcz.
- Pelargonium sibthorpiifolium Harv.
- Pelargonium sidoides DC.
- Pelargonium somalense Franch.
- Pelargonium spinosum Willd.
- Pelargonium stipulaceum Willd.
- Pelargonium sublignosum R.Knuth
- Pelargonium suburbanum Clifford ex D.A.Boucher
- Pelargonium tabulare (L.) L'Hér.
- Pelargonium tenellum (Andrews) Loudon ex G.Don
- Pelargonium tenuicaule R.Knuth
- Pelargonium ternatum (L.f.) Jacq.
- Pelargonium ternifolium Vorster
- Pelargonium tetragonum (L.f.) L'Hér.
- Pelargonium theianthum (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Steud.
- Pelargonium tomentosum Jacq.
- Pelargonium tongaense Vorster
- Pelargonium torulosum E.M.Marais
- Pelargonium tragacanthoides Burch.
- Pelargonium transvaalense R.Knuth
- Pelargonium triandrum E.M.Marais
- Pelargonium tricolor Curtis
- Pelargonium trifidum (Burm.f.) Jacq.
- Pelargonium trifoliolatum (Eckl. & Zeyh.) E.M.Marais
- Pelargonium triphyllum Jacq.
- Pelargonium triste (L.) L'Hér.
- Pelargonium undulatum (Andrews) W.T.Aiton
- Pelargonium viciifolium L'Hér.
- Pelargonium vinaceum E.M.Marais
- Pelargonium violiflorum (Sweet) DC.
- Pelargonium vitifolium (L.) L'Hér.
- Pelargonium whytei Baker
- Pelargonium wonchiense Vorster & M.G.Gilbert
- Pelargonium woodii N.E.Br.
- Pelargonium worcesterae R.Knuth
- Pelargonium xerophyton Schltr. ex R.Knuth
- Pelargonium zonale (L.) L'Hér.
Synonyms
- Anisopetala Walp.
- Campylia Lindl. ex Sweet
- Chorisma Lindl. ex Sweet
- Ciconium Sweet
- Corthumia Rchb.
- Cortusina Eckl. & Zeyh.
- Cynosbata Rchb.
- Dibrachya Eckl. & Zeyh.
- Dimacria Lindl.
- Eumorpha Eckl. & Zeyh.
- Geraniospermum Siegesb. ex Kuntze
- Grenvillea Sweet
- Hoarea Sweet
- Isopetalum Sweet
- Jenkinsonia Sweet
- Ligularia Eckl. & Zeyh.
- Myrrhidium Eckl. & Zeyh.
- Otidia Lindl. ex Sweet
- Scolopacium Eckl. & Zeyh.
- Seymouria Sweet
Other Data
Pelargonium L'Hér. ex Aiton appears in other Kew resources:
Herbarium Catalogue (1 records)
Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status |
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11853.000 |
Bibliography
First published in Hort. Kew. 2: 417 (1789)
Literature
Flora Zambesiaca
- in Ait., Hort. Kew. 2: 417 (1789).
Flora of Tropical East Africa
- Hort. Kew. 2: 417 (1789)
Sources
Flora Zambesiaca
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