Monsonia speciosa

Monsonia speciosa
Monsonia speciosa

Taxonavigation edit

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
Genus: Monsonia
Sectio: M. sect. Monsonia
Species: Monsonia speciosa

Name edit

Monsonia speciosa L., 1767

Synonyms edit

  • Erodium speciosum (L.) Salisb.
  • Geranium anemonoides Thunb.
  • Geranium grandiflorum Cav.
  • Geranium monsonia Thunb.
  • Geranium speciosum (L.) Thunb.
  • Monsonia dregeana C.Presl
  • Monsonia filia L.f.
  • Monsonia incisa Dum.Cours.
  • Monsonia lobata Montin
  • Monsonia pilosa Willd.
  • Monsonia tenuifolia Willd.

Distribution edit

Native distribution areas:
  • Continental:Africa
    • Regional: Southern Africa
      • Cape Provinces

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References edit

Primary references edit

Additional references edit

  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa an annotated checklist Strelitzia 14: 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.

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Vernacular names edit


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