Geranium editum Veldkamp

Species

Angiosperms > Geraniales > Geraniaceae > Geranium

Characteristics

Leaves (5-7)-partite, 2.4-4 by 6.5-10 mm, the middle segment entire, free for 0.7-0.85th of its length, 0.6-0.8 mm wide at the base of its free part, obovate­oblong, apex rounded, obscurely mucronate, marginal and lateral nerves present or not, upper surface evenly moderately strigose-setose, lower surface strigose on the veins. Inflorescences 1-flowered. Peduncle (in flower!) 18-23 mm long, pedicel then c. 5 mm. Petals white, c. 4.8 mm long, c. 1.6 times as long as the c. 3 mm long sepals. No fruits seen.
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Foliage retention deciduous
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Fire induced alpine meadow; alt. 3050 m.
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Distribution

Geranium editum world distribution map, present in Papua New Guinea

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:372998-1
WFO ID wfo-0000700419
COL ID 6KDW5
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Synonyms

Geranium editum