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

Name

Pelargonium capitatum (L.) L'Hér., 1789.

Hybrids

P. × concolor – P. × eximium – P. × husseyanum – P. × lechianum – P. × oblatum

Synonyms

Geraniospermum capitatum (L.) Kuntze, Rev. Gen. 94 (1891)
Geraniospermum clavatum (L'Hér. ex DC.) Kuntze
Geranium capitatum L., Sp. Pl. 678 (1753)
Geranium rosa Hort. ex DC., Prod. 1: 674 (1824)
Hoarea capitata (L.) Sweet, Hort. Brit. ed. I. 76 (1826)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: Southtern Africa Cape Provinces, KwaZulu-Natal Introduced into: Bermuda, California, Canary Is., Tristan da Cunha References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

L’Héritier de Brutelle, C.L. 1789. Hortus Kewensis; or, a Catalogue of the Plants Cultivated in the Royal Botanic Garden at Kew 2: 425.

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 capitatum 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 capitatum. Published online. Accessed: Aug 14 2021.
Tropicos.org 2021. Pelargonium capitatum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 14 Aug 2021.
Hassler, M. 2021. Pelargonium capitatum. 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 capitatum. Accessed: 14 Aug 2021.
African Plants Database (version 3.4.0). 14. Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques de la Ville de Genève and South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. Accessed: Aug.

Vernacular names

Afrikaans: Wildemalva
العربية: لقلقي رؤيسي
Deutsch: Kopfige Pelargonie
English: Rose scented geranium
español: Malvarrosa comun
svenska: Bollpelargon
中文: 头花天竺葵