Pelargonium schizopetalum

Pelargonium schizopetalum

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. Magnistipulaceae
Subsectio: P. subsect. Schizopetalae
Species: Pelargonium schizopetalum

Name

• Pelargonium schizopetalum Sweet, Geraniaceae 3: t. 232. 1824.

Synonyms

• Geraniospermum amatymbicum (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Kuntze, Rev. Gen. 94 (1891)
• Geraniospermum schizopetalum (Sweet) Kuntze, Rev. Gen. 95 (1891)
• Pelargonium amatymbicum (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Steud., Nom. ed. II. 2: 283 (1841)
• Pelargonium fimbriatum E.Mey., Dteud., Nom. ed. II. 2: 290 (1841)
• Polyactium amatymbicum Eckl. & Zeyh., Enum. 68 (1835)
• Polyactium uitenhagense Eckl. & Zeyh., Enum. Pl. Afr. Austr. 68 (1834-1835)
• Polyschisma anatymbicum (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Turcz., Bull. Soc. Nat. Mosc. 32: I. 270 (1859)

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

• Sweet, R. 1822–1824. Geraniaceae. The Natural Order of Gerania.... Vol. 2, pl. 101–200. London. BHL Reference page. : 3 : t. 232.

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 schizopetalum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Aug 23. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2018. Pelargonium schizopetalum. 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. 2018. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Jun. 21. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2018. Pelargonium schizopetalum. Published online. Accessed: Jun. 21 2018.
• The Plant List 2013. Pelargonium schizopetalum in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Jun. 21.
• Tropicos.org 2018. Pelargonium schizopetalum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 21 Jun. 2018.
• African Plants Database (version 3.4.0). 07. Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques de la Ville de Genève and South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. Accessed: July.

Vernacular names

Afrikaans: muishondbossie
English: divided-petal pelargonium, orchid pelargonium –
svenska: orkidépelargon

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