Pelargonium scabrum

Pelargonium scabrum

Pelargonium scabrum

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 scabrum

Name

Pelargonium scabrum (L.) L'Hér. in W.Aiton, Hort. Kew. 2: 430 (1789).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Geranium scabrum L., Amoen. Acad. 4: 281 (1759).
• Homotypic
  • Geraniospermum scabrum (L.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 95 (1891).
• Heterotypic
  • Geranium crataegifolium Thunb., Prodr. Pl. Cap. 115 (1794), nom. illeg. non Roth (1787).
    • Pelargonium crataegifolium (Thunb.) Eckl. & Zeyh., Enum. Pl. Afric. Austral. 1: 82 (1834), nom. illeg. non Sweet (1830).
  • Pelargonium balsameum Jacq., Icon. Pl. Rar. 3: t. 543 (1786–1793).
    • Geranium balsameum (Jacq.) Poir. in J.B.A.M.de Lamarck, Encycl., Suppl. 2: 754 (1812).
    • Pelargonium scabrum var. balsameum (Jacq.) Harv., Fl. Cap. 1: 304 (1860).
  • Pelargonium macowanii Bolus, J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 25: 157 (1889).
  • Pelargonium delphinifolium Willd., Enum. Pl.: 708 (1809).
    • Geranium delphinifolium (Willd.) Poir. in J.B.A.M.de Lamarck, Encycl., Suppl. 2: 752 (1812).
    • Geraniospermum delphinifolium (Willd.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 94 (1891).
  • Pelargonium cephalicum Hoffmanns., Verz. Pfl.-Kult.: 87 (1824).
  • Pelargonium formosum Balb. ex Spreng., Syst. Veg. 3: 61 (1826).

Hybrids

P. × lambertii – P. × tricuspidatum

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

• 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

• L’Héritier, C.L. 1792. Geraniologia. 44 pp. Parisii ; Londinum ; Vienna ; Argentoratum. BHL Reference page. : t. 31.

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 scabrum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Aug 22. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Pelargonium scabrum. Published online. Accessed: Aug 22 2021.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Pelargonium scabrum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 22 Aug 2021.
• Hassler, M. 2021. Pelargonium scabrum. 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 22. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2021. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Pelargonium scabrum. Accessed: 22 Aug 2021.
• African Plants Database (version 3.4.0). Pelargonium scabrum. Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques de la Ville de Genève and South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. Accessed: 2011 May 18.

Vernacular names

Afrikaans: Hoenderbos
English: Rough-leaved Pelargonium