Pelargonium hemicyclicum Hutch. & C.A.Sm.

Species

Angiosperms > Geraniales > Geraniaceae > Pelargonium l'hér.

Characteristics

Herba acaulis, usque ad 12 cm. alta. Tuber parvus, circiter 2 cm. diametro, squamis brunneis membranaceis obtectus. Folia radicalia petiolata, elliptica, apice subobtusa, basi inaequaliter rotundata, 2-4.5 cm. longa, usque ad 2.5 cm. lata, supra glabra, infra et margine pilis curvatis setuloso-pilosa, petioli usque ad 2.5 cm. longi, supeme teretes, setoso-pilosi, basin planum versus stipulis adnatis setiformibus instructi. Pedunculi erecti, pilis brevibus glanduloso-capitatis et longioribus eglandulosis dense induti. Umbellae 6-10-florae; bracteae subulato-lanceolatae, 3 mm. longae, pubescentes, apicem versus setosae; pedicelli usque ad 1.5 cm. longi, glanduloso-pubescentes; calcar pedicello aequilongum. Sepala anguste oblongo-linearia, 7 mm. longa, rubro-striata, extra glanduloso-pubescentia, margine pallidiora, apicem versus pilis longis eglandulosis omata. Petala supeme atropurpurea, sepalis duplo longiora, duo adaxialia erecta oblongo-lanceolata emaculata unguiculata, nervo rubro. Stamina filamentis rubro-tinctis.
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Distribution

Pelargonium hemicyclicum world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:376285-1
WFO ID wfo-0001064258
COL ID 6TZHL
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Synonyms

Pelargonium hemicyclicum