Pelargonium cordifolium

Pelargonium cordifolium

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 cordifolium

Name

• Pelargonium cordifolium (Cav.) Curtis, Bot. Mag. 5: t. 165. 1791.

Homonyms

• • Pelargonium cordifolium Willd. (1809) = Pelargonium conduplicatum Willd.

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Geranium cordifolium Cav., Diss. 4: 240. 1787.

• Homotypic
  • Geraniospermum cordifolium (Cav.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 94. 1891.

• Heterotypic
  • Geranium lanatum Thunb., Prodr. Pl. Cap. 114.
  • Pelargonium cordatum Aiton, Hortus Kew. (W. Aiton) 2: 427. 1789, nom. superfl.
  • Pelargonium cordatum L'Hér., Geraniologia: t. 22. 1792, nom. illeg. non Aiton (1789).
  • Pelargonium cordatum var. lanatum (Thunb.) Harv., Fl. Cap. 1: 302. 1860.
  • Pelargonium cordatum var. rubrocinctum (Link) Harv., Fl. Cap. 1: 302. 1860.
  • Pelargonium lanatum (Thunb.) DC., Prodr. 1: 681. 1824.
  • Pelargonium rubrocinctum Link, Enum. Hort. Berol. Alt. 2: 191. 1822.

Hybrids

P. × abutiloides – P. × riversdalense

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental:Africa Regional: Southtern Africa Cape Provinces References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Curtis, W. 1792–1793. Botanical Magazine; or, Flower-Garden Displayed. Vols. 5–6, pls. 145–216. London. BHL Reference page. : 5: t. 165.
• African Plants Database 2009. Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques & South African National Biodiversity Institute. 2011 May 18 [1].

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 cordifolium in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Aug 15. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Pelargonium cordifolium. Published online. Accessed: Aug 15 2021.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Pelargonium cordifolium. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 15 Aug 2021.
• Hassler, M. 2021. Pelargonium cordifolium. 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 15. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2021. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Pelargonium cordifolium. Accessed: 15 Aug 2021.

Vernacular names

English: Heart-leaved pelargonium

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