Pelargonium betulinum

Pelargonium betulinum

Pelargonium betulinum

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
Genus: Pelargonium
Subgenus: P. subg. Pelargonium
Sectio: P. sect. Pelargonium
Species: Pelargonium betulinum

Name

Pelargonium betulinum (L.) L'Hér. in Aiton, Hort. Kew. 2: 429 (1789).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Geranium betulinum L., Sp. Pl. 2: 679 (1753).
• Homotypic
  • Geraniospermum betulinum (L.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 94 (1891).
• Heterotypic
  • Pelargonium georgense R.Knuth, Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 28: 92 (1930).
  • Pelargonium penicillatum Willd., Hort. Berol., t. 37 (1806).
  • Geranium penicillatum (Willd.) Poir., Encyc. Suppl. 2: 758 (1812).

Hybrids

P. × striatum

References

• Aiton, W. 1789. Hortus Kewensis; or, a catalogue of the plants cultivated in the Royal Botanic Garden at Kew. Vol. II. Octandria–Monadelphia. 460 pp., tt. 7–10. George Nicol, London. BHL Reference page.  .

Additional references

• Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) 2003. Plants of Southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: i–vi, 1–1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria. ISBN 1-919795-99-5. ARK: /t50g8869c PDF (97 MB) Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Pelargonium betulinum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Aug 14. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Pelargonium betulinum. Published online. Accessed: Aug 14 2021.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Pelargonium betulinum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 14 Aug 2021.
• Hassler, M. 2021. Pelargonium betulinum. 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 Aug 14. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2021. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Pelargonium betulinum. Accessed: 14 Aug 2021.
• African Plants Database (version 3.4.0). Pelargonium betulinum. Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques de la Ville de Genève and South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. Accessed: 2011 May 18.

Vernacular names

Afrikaans: Kanferblaar
English: Birch-leaved pelargonium

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