Pelargonium elegans

Pelargonium elegans

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. Campylia
Species: Pelargonium elegans

Name

• Pelargonium elegans (Andrews) Willd., Sp. Pl. 3(1): 655. 1800.

Hybrids

• P. × ovatum
  

Synonyms

• Campylia elegans (Andrews) Colvill ex Sweet
• Dimacria elegans (Andrews) Sweet
• Eumorpha elegans (Andrews) Eckl. & Zeyh.
• Geraniospermum elegans (Andrews) Kuntze
• Geranium elegans Andrews
• Pelargonium elegantulum Steud.

Distribution

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

Primary references

• Willdenow, C.L. 1800. Species Plantarum. Editio quarta. Tomus 3, pars 1. pp. [1]-847. Berolini: G.C. Nauk. BHL Biblioteca Digital Reference page. : 3 (1): 655.

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. 
• van der Walt, J. J. A. & van Zyl., L. (1988) A taxonomic revision of Pelargonium section Campylia (Geraniaceae). S. African J. Bot. 54 (2): 145–171.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Pelargonium elegans in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Aug 23. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Pelargonium elegans. Published online. Accessed: Aug 23 2021.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Pelargonium elegans. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 23 Aug 2021.
• Hassler, M. 2021. Pelargonium elegans. 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 23. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2021. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Pelargonium elegans. Accessed: 23 Aug 2021.

Vernacular names

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