Pelargonium ovale

Pelargonium ovale

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 ovale
Subspecies: P. o. subsp. hyalinum – P. o. subsp. ovale – P. o. subsp. veronicifolium

Name

Pelargonium ovale (Burm.f.) L'Hér. in W.Aiton, Hort. Kew. 2: 429 (1789).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Geranium ovale Burm.f., Fl. Ind., Prodr. Fl. Cap.: 19 (1768).
    • Lectotype, designated by Van der Walt & van Zyl (1988: 150): Locality and collector unknown, specimen with Burm. f. handwriting in G.
• Homotypic
  • Geraniospermum ovale (Burm.f.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 95 (1891).

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

• Van der Walt, J.J.A. & van Zyl, L. 1988. A taxonomic revision of Pelargonium section Campylia (Geraniaceae). South African Journal of Botany 54(2): 145–171. DOI: 10.1016/S0254-6299(16)31345-X Reference page. 
• Van der Walt, J.J.A. & Roux, J.P. 1991. Taxonomy and phylogeny of Pelargonium section Campylia (Geraniaceae). South African Journal of Botany 57(5): 291–293. DOI: 10.1016/S0254-6299(16)30929-2 Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Pelargonium ovale in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 July 11. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2024. Pelargonium ovale. Published online. Accessed: JUly 11 2024.

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