Taxon: Pelargonium peltatum (L.) L’Hér.

• for authorship see comments in J. S. African Bot. 45:377-380. 1979
• authorship verified from original literature
• authorship verified from original literature

• the 2 historical accession(s) associated with this name.
• Check PlantSearch database of Botanic Gardens Conservation International for possible non-NPGS germplasm.

Common names:

• hanging geranium   (Source: Dict Gard ) – English
  
• ivy geranium   (Source: Hortus 3 ) – English
  
• ivy-leaf pelargonium   (Source: Pelargonium SAfr1 ) – English
  
• kolsuring   (Source: Pelargonium SAfr1 ) – Afrikaans
  

Economic importance:

• Environmental: ornamental   (fide Dict Gard; Hortus 3)
  
• Gene sources: ornamental features   (ancester of ivy-leaved pelargoniums fide Hortus 3; Dict Gard)
  

Distributional range:

• AFRICA
  Southern Africa: South Africa - Cape Province [s.], KwaZulu-Natal, Transvaal [e.]

• also cultivated

References:

• Arnold, T. H. & B. C. De Wet, eds. 1993. Plants of southern Africa: names and distribution. Mem. Bot. Surv. S. Africa no. 62.
• Gibbs Russell, G. E. et al. 1985. List of species of Southern African plants, ed. 2. Mem. Bot. Surv. S. Africa v. 51.; v. 56. 1987
• Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening.
• James, C. M. et al. 2004. Molecular studies in Pelargonium (Geraniaceae). A taonomic appraisal of section Ciconium and the origin of 'Zonal' and 'Ivy-leaved' cultivars. Pl. Syst. Evol. 243:131–146.
• Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third.
• Miller, D. 1996. Pelargoniums; a gardener's guide to the species and their hybrids and cultivars. 49–50.
• Olivier, M. C. & J. J. A. van der Walt. 1984. J. S. African Bot. 50:2.
• Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1968. Flora europaea. 2:193. [mentions].
• van der Walt, J. J. A. & P. J. Vorster. 1988. Pelargoniums of southern Africa, vol. 3. [mentions].
• van der Walt, J. J. A. 1977. Pelargoniums of southern Africa, vol. 1. 33.

More:

Search AGRICOLA article citation database for citations referencing Pelargonium peltatum.

Search NCBI's Entrez search engine for PubMed citations referencing Pelargonium peltatum.

Search Biodiversity Heritage Library for historical publications referencing Pelargonium peltatum.

Synonyms:

• (≡) Geranium peltatum L. (basionym)
  
• (=) Pelargonium lateripes auct.
  

Check other web resources for Pelargonium peltatum (L.) L’Hér.:

• Flora Europaea: Database of European Plants (ESFEDS)
• SIBIS: South African National Biodiversity Institute's (SANBI) Integrated Biodiversity System
• ICRA: International Cultivar Registration Authority (on-line resource). for Pelargonium peltatum cultivars
• ePIC: Electronic Plant Information Centre of Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
• AGRICOLA: Article Citation Database or NAL Catalog of USDA's National Agricultural Library
• Entrez: NCBI's search engine for PubMed citations, GenBank sequences, etc.

Check other web resources for images:

• PlantSystematics.org
• Note: Be advised that their identity may be inaccurate. Proper identification of a plant may require specialized taxonomic knowledge or comparison with properly documented herbarium material.

Abbreviations & symbols in GRIN Taxonomy

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