Pelargonium bifolium Willd.

Species

Angiosperms > Geraniales > Geraniaceae > Pelargonium l'hér.

Characteristics

Floriferum 15 cm altum. Tuber oblongo-rotundatum, fuscum, 15 mm crassum. Folia perpauca, saepe bina, cum petiolis 6 cm longa; lamina 3 1/2 cm longa, 3 cm lata, cordata, apice acutiuscula, margine grosse lobulato-dentata, dentibus obtusis; petiolus lamina vix brevior, 2-2 1/2 cm longus, 1 mm crassus. Stipulae lineari-subulatae, 6 mm longae. Umbella simplex, saepe solitaria. Pedunculus 1 1/2-12 cm longus, 1 1/4 mm crassus, 6-florus. Bracteae lineari-subulatae, 9 mm longae. Flores sessiles. Calycis calcar sub sepalis non ampliatum, 15 mm longum, satis gracile; sepala 10-15 mm longa, 2 mm lata, acuta, lineari-lanceolata. Petala sepalis longiora, obovata; tria inferiora paullo angustiora; omnia incarnata, ad medium macula sanguinea notata. Fructus maturus 5 cm longus.
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It is a subtropical plant.
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Distribution

Pelargonium bifolium world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:375747-1
WFO ID wfo-0001064161
COL ID 75Y2N
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Synonyms

Geranium bifolium Geraniospermum bifolium Pelargonium bifolium