Pelargonium mossambicense Engl.

Species

Angiosperms > Geraniales > Geraniaceae > Pelargonium l'hér.

Characteristics

Decumbent perennial herb, scented; stems up to 1 m. long, with very short lateral branches in one of the axils of apparently opposite leaves, often reddish, older parts woody; internodes (1) 4–7 (16) cm.; vegetative parts, peduncles and pedicels glandular and pubescent; hairs patent, or ± appressed on the leaves; glands often short-stalked.
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Leaf-lamina 1·5–6 × 2–7 cm., very broadly ovate to depressed-ovate, base cordate, 3–5-palmatifid or-lobed; segments with 2–3 shallow obtuse to subacute lobes with crenate margin; petiole 1–7 (16) cm. long; stipules 4–11 × 3–7 mm., lanceolate to ovate, acute to acuminate, sometimes bifid, membranous.
Inflorescence a terminal pseudumbel of 2–5 flowers; peduncle 1–6 (12) cm. long, leaf-opposed or in the axil of the smaller of two apparently opposite leaves; bracts 5–8, 4–6 × 1–2 mm., lanceolate to narrowly ovate, acute, membranous; free part of pedicel 6–17 (35) mm. long.
Petals 5, white to pink with purple veins, 7–11 (15) × 3–4 mm.; 2 posterior ones symmetrically to asymmetrically spathulate; 3 anterior ones narrowly obovate to obovate, unguiculate.
Stamens with fertile filaments 7, 3–5 (6) mm. long, sterile filaments (staminodes) 3, 1–2 mm. long, all 10 connate at the base for 0·5–1·5 mm.; anthers 1–1·5 × 0·8–1 mm.
Ovary with basal part tomentose; rostrum pubescent; style 1–3 mm. long; stigma 1–1·5 mm. long.
Sepals 6–7 × 1–4 mm., lorate to oblong, acute to apiculate, pubescent and glandular.
Spur 6–11 (15) mm. long.
Mature fruits not seen.
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Growth form herb
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Distribution

Pelargonium mossambicense world distribution map, present in Mozambique and Zimbabwe

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:376589-1
WFO ID wfo-0001064299
COL ID 75ZJZ
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Synonyms

Pelargonium mossambicense