Pelargonium peltatum

Pelargonium peltatum

Pelargonium peltatum

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. Paucisignata
Sectio: P. sect. Ciconium
Species: Pelargonium peltatum

Name

Pelargonium peltatum (L.) L'Hér. in Aiton, Hort. Kew. 2: 427 (1789).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Geranium peltatum L., Sp. Pl. 2: 678 (1753).

• Homotypic
  • Dibrachya peltata (L.) Eckl. & Zeyh., Enum. Pl. Afric. Austral. 1: 74 (1834-1835).
  • Geraniospermum peltatum (L.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 94 (1891).

• Heterotypic
  • Dibrachya clypeata Eckl. & Zeyh., Enum. Pl. Afric. Austral 75 (1835).
  • Dibrachya scutata (Sweet) Eckl. & Zeyh., Enum. Pl. Afric. Austral. 1: 74 (1834-1835):
  • Pelargonium clypeatum (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Steud., Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 2: 284 (1841).
  • Pelargonium peltatum var. clypeatum (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Harv., Fl. Cap. 1: 294 (1860).
  • Pelargonium peltatum var. glabrum Harv., Fl. Cap. 1: 294 (1860).
  • Pelargonium peltatum var. scutatum (Sweet) Harv., Fl. Cap. 1: 294 (1860).
  • Pelargonium scutatum Sweet, Geraniaceae 1: t. 95. 1821.

Hybrids

P. × lateripes – P. × saxifragoides

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: Southern Africa Cape Provinces Introduced into: California, Canary Is., Ecuador, Mexico Southwest, Morocco, Puerto Rico 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

• 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 peltatum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Aug 19. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Pelargonium peltatum. Published online. Accessed: Aug 19 2021.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Pelargonium peltatum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 19 Aug 2021.
• Hassler, M. 2021. Pelargonium peltatum. 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 19. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2021. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Pelargonium peltatum. Accessed: 19 Aug 2021.

Vernacular names

العربية: لقلقي ترسي
čeština: Pelargónie štítnatá
Deutsch: Efeu-Pelargonie
Ελληνικά: Πελαργόνιο
English: Ivy-leaved Pelargonium
فارسی: شمعدانی پیچ
français: Géranium-lierre
hrvatski: Bršljenasti žeravac
magyar: Futómuskátli
italiano: Geranio edera
日本語: アイビーゼラニウム
polski: Pelargonia bluszczolistna
português: Gerânio-folha-de-hera
русский: Пеларгония плющелистная
slovenčina: Pelargónia štítovitolistá
svenska: Hängpelargon
українська: Пеларгонія плющелиста
中文: 盾叶天竺葵

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