Geraniaceae

Pelargonium capitatum

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Geraniales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids II Ordo: Geraniales

Familia: Geraniaceae
Genera: California – Erodium – Geranium – Hypseocharis – Monsonia – Pelargonium – Rhynchotheca – Sarcocaulon

Name

• Geraniaceae Juss. Ge. Pl. 268. 1789. nom. cons.
  • Type genus: Geranium  L. Sp. Pl. 2: 676. 1753

Synonyms

• Erodiaceae Horan., Char. Ess. Fam.: 192 (1847)
  

Note: Genus list above is found in Govaerts et al. (2023) and Hassler (2023), but it is accepted that some genera are not monophyletic, for example including Sacocaulon in Monsonia renders the later polyphyletic and it may be better to segregate see Govaerts et al. (2023).

References

• Jussieu, A.L. de 1789. Genera plantarum, secundum ordines naturales disposita juxta methodum in Horto Regio Parisiensi exaratam. 498 pp. Paris: Herissant et Theophile Barrois. BHL Reference page. : 268.

Additional references

• Angiosperm Phylogeny Group. 2016. An update of the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group classification for the orders and families of flowering plants: APG IV. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 181(1): 1–20. DOI: 10.1111/boj.12385 Reference page. 
• Marcussen, T. & Meseguer, A.S. 2017. Species-level phylogeny, fruit evolution and diversification history of Geranium (Geraniaceae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 110: 134-149. DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2017.03.012 Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Geraniaceae in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Jul 29. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Geraniaceae. Published online. Accessed: Jul 29 2021.
• Stevens, P.F. 2001 onwards. Angiosperm Phylogeny Website. Version 14, July 2017 [and more or less continuously updated since]. Online. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2021. Geraniaceae. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 29 Jul 2021.
• Hassler, M. 2021. Geraniaceae. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2021. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Jul 29. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2021. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Geraniaceae. Accessed: 29 Jul 2021.

Vernacular names

Afrikaans: Geraniumfamilie
العربية: غرنوقية
asturianu: Geraniacees
azərbaycanca: Ətirşahkimilər
беларуская: Гераніевыя
български: Здравецови
català: Geraniàcies
čeština: Kakostovité
dansk: Storkenæb-familien
Deutsch: Storchschnabelgewächse
English: Geranium family, Storksbill family
Esperanto: Geraniacoj
español: Geraniáceas
eesti: Kurerehalised
فارسی: شمعدانیان
suomi: Kurjenpolvikasvit
עברית: גרניים
hrvatski: Iglicovke
hornjoserbsce: Pyskowničkowe rostliny
magyar: Gólyaorrfélék
日本語: フウロソウ科
ქართული: ნემსიწვერასებრნი
қазақша: Қазтамақ тұқымдасы
한국어: 쥐손이풀과
kurdî: Famîleya tolgîn û derzîlokan
кыргызча: Каз тамандар
lietuvių: Snaputiniai
македонски: Здравци
Nederlands: Ooievaarsbekfamilie, Geraniumachtigen
norsk nynorsk: Storkenebbfamilien
norsk: Storkenebbfamilien
polski: Bodziszkowate
Runa Simi: Chili-chili yura rikch'aq ayllu
русский: Гераниевые
slovenčina: Pakostovité
svenska: Näveväxter
తెలుగు: జిరానియేసి
Türkçe: Turnagagasıgiller
українська: Геранієві
oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча: Yoronguldoshlar
Tiếng Việt: Họ Mỏ hạc
中文（简体）: 牻牛儿苗科
中文（繁體）: 牻牛兒苗科

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