Geranium afrum

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Geraniales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids II Ordo: Geraniales

Familia: Geraniaceae
Genus: Geranium
Species: Geranium afrum

Name

Geranium afrum Eckl. & Zeyh., Enum. Pl. Afric. Austral.: 58 (1835).
Note: Published as caffrum, but now treated as an orthographical variant, Art. 61.6, ICN (Madrid)

References

Primary references

• Ecklon, C.F. & Zeyher, C. 1834 [‘1835’]. Enumeratio plantarum africae australis extratropicae. Pars 1. Pp. 1–144. Hamburg. BHL Google Books Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Geranium afrum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Oct. 5. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2025. Geranium afrum. 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. 2025. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Oct. 5. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Geranium afrum. Published online. Accessed: 5 Oct. 2025. Reference page.