Geranium grandistipulatum Hilliard & B.L.Burtt

Species

Angiosperms > Geraniales > Geraniaceae > Geranium

Characteristics

Coarse bushy herb of unknown stature, upper parts of stems up to 4 mm diam., villous with spreading gland-tipped hairs underlain by a unilateral band of fine curly hairs, leafy particularly towards the ends of the branches. Stipules ±1.9 x 6 mm, divided into a few broad very acute segments. Leaves with petioles ±30-100 mm long (only upper part of stems present), rapidly shorter upwards, villous with spreading gland-tipped hairs, blades mostly 30-60 mm in diam., suborbicular in outline, 5-7-lobed roughly two thirds of the distance to the base, lobes ovate in outline, sharply lobed and toothed, upper surface thinly pilose with glandular and eglandular hairs, lower surface more densely so. Peduncles opposite the uppermost leaves, 2-flowered, 20-70 mm long, villous with spreading glandular hairs underlain by fine curly hairs. Pedicels 10-45 mm long, hairy as the peduncles. Sepals ±9-11 x 3.75-4.5 mm, excluding the long mucro, glandular-pilose. Petals ±15-19 x 12-14 mm, obovate, entire or shallowly notched, rose pink. Rostrum glandular-pilose, hairs patent.
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Coarse, bushy herb; upper parts of stems leafy, villous with spreading, gland-tipped hairs underlain by a unilateral band of fine, curly hairs. Leaves with laminas 30-60 mm in diam., suborbicular in outline, 5-7-lobed, roughly 2/3 to base; lobes ovate in outline, sharply lobed and toothed; upper surfaces pilose with glandular and eglandular hairs, more densely so below; petioles 30-100 mm long. Inflorescences opposite upper leaves, 2-flowered; peduncles 20-70 mm long; pedicels 10-45 mm long; indumentum as for stems. Sepals 9-11 x 3.5-4.5, glandular-pilose. Petals 15-12 x 12-14 mm, obovate, entire or shallowly notched, pink. Flowering time Sept.-Nov.
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Distribution

Geranium grandistipulatum world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:906208-1
WFO ID wfo-0000700558
COL ID 6KDYT
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Synonyms

Geranium grandistipulatum