Pelargonium capitatum

Pelargonium capitatum

Pelargonium capitatum

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 capitatum

Name

Pelargonium capitatum (L.) L'Hér., 1789.

Hybrids

P. × concolor – P. × eximium – P. × husseyanum – P. × lechianum – P. × oblatum

Synonyms

• Geraniospermum capitatum (L.) Kuntze, Rev. Gen. 94 (1891)
• Geraniospermum clavatum (L'Hér. ex DC.) Kuntze
• Geranium capitatum L., Sp. Pl. 678 (1753)
• Geranium rosa Hort. ex DC., Prod. 1: 674 (1824)
• Hoarea capitata (L.) Sweet, Hort. Brit. ed. I. 76 (1826)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: Southtern Africa Cape Provinces, KwaZulu-Natal Introduced into: Bermuda, California, Canary Is., Tristan da Cunha References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• L’Héritier de Brutelle, C.L. 1789. Hortus Kewensis; or, a Catalogue of the Plants Cultivated in the Royal Botanic Garden at Kew 2: 425.

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 capitatum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Aug 14. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Pelargonium capitatum. Published online. Accessed: Aug 14 2021.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Pelargonium capitatum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 14 Aug 2021.
• Hassler, M. 2021. Pelargonium capitatum. 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 14. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2021. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Pelargonium capitatum. Accessed: 14 Aug 2021.
• African Plants Database (version 3.4.0). 14. Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques de la Ville de Genève and South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. Accessed: Aug.

Vernacular names

Afrikaans: Wildemalva
العربية: لقلقي رؤيسي
Deutsch: Kopfige Pelargonie
English: Rose scented geranium
español: Malvarrosa comun
svenska: Bollpelargon
中文: 头花天竺葵

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