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Genus: Geranium L.

Family: Geraniaceae
Common name: crane's-bill, geranium
Genus number: 4924
Last updated: 29-Jan-2004
Comment: all 408 accepted species are in GRIN.

Complete List of Accepted Species Records.


References for genus:

  • Aedo, C. 2000. The genus Geranium L. (Geraniaceae) in North America: 1. Annual species. Anales Jard. Bot. Madrid 58:39–82.
  • Aedo, C. 2001. The genus Geranium L. (Geraniaceae) in North America: 2. Perennial species. Anales Jard. Bot. Madrid 59:3–65.
  • Aedo, C. 1996. Revision of Geranium subgenus Erodioidea (Geraniaceae). Syst. Bot. Monogr. 49:1–104.
  • Aedo, C. 2001. Taxonomic revision of Geranium sect. Brasiliensia (Geraniaceae). Syst. Bot. 26:205–215.
  • Aedo, C. et al. 1998. Taxonomic revision of Geranium sections Batrachioidea and Divaricata (Geraniaceae). Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 85:594–630.
  • Aedo, C. et al. 1998. World checklist of Geranium L. (Geraniaceae). Anales Jard. Bot. Madrid 56:211–252.
  • Aedo, C. et al. 2002. Revision of Geranium sections Azorelloida, Neoandina and Paramensia (Geraniaceae). Blumea 47:205–297.
  • Aedo, C. et al. 2003. Taxonomic revision of Geranium sect. Gracilia (Geraniaceae). Brittonia 55:93–126.
  • Yeo, P. 2002. Hardy geraniums, ed. 2. (Hardy Geraniums)
More:
  • KBD: Kew Bibliographic Databases of Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
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Synonyms (=), probable synonyms (=~), and possible synonyms (~) for genus:


Check other nomenclature databases for Geranium:

  • ING: Index Nominum Genericorum
  • NCU-3e: Names in Current Use for Extant Plant Genera
  • ICRA: International Cultivar Registration Authority (on-line resource). for Geranium cultivars

Subdivisions of genus Geranium:

Subgenus Section Subsection Series Subseries
Erodioidea
Erodioidea Aculeolata
Erodioidea Brasiliensia
Erodioidea Erodioidea
Erodioidea Subacaulia
Geranium
Geranium Azorelloida
Geranium Dissecta
Geranium Geranium
Geranium Gracilia
Geranium Neoandina
Geranium Neurophyllodes
Geranium Paramensia
Geranium Tuberosa
Geranium Tuberosa Mediterranea
Geranium Tuberosa Tuberosa
Robertium
Robertium Anemonifolia
Robertium Batrachioidea
Robertium Divaricata
Robertium Lucida
Robertium Polyantha
Robertium Ruberta
Robertium Trilopha
Robertium Unguiculata

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USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program.
Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database].
National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/genus.pl?4924 (19 May 2013)

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