Pelargonium praemorsum (Andrews) F.Dietr.

Species

Angiosperms > Geraniales > Geraniaceae > Pelargonium l'hér.

Characteristics

Much-branched subshrub. Stems flexuose, cylindrical, herbaceous, brittle. Leaves borne singly or in clusters of 2-4; lamina 5-palmatipartite or deeply incised, sparsely hirtellous to densely pubescent; proximal part of petiole usually persistent; stipules membranous; persistent. Pseudo-umbels 1-2-flowered. Pedicel (2-15 mm) shorter than hypanthium (9-40 mm). Petals 4(5), posterior two 27-38 mm x 18-31 mm, cream with wine-red or dark purple streaks; anterior two or three 12-18 mm x 6-9 mm, cream or light purple to pink with streaks.
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Woody perennial, with thin zigzagged branches, up to 2 m tall, from a massive, partly exposed tuberous base. Leaves with persistent rigid stipules, blade round and deeply 3-5-lobed, leathery, up to 30 mm diam. Flowers 1 or 2 at branch tips, shortly pedicellate, 15-50 mm diam., petals 4, cream-coloured, upper 2 much larger, with purplish veins, hypanthium 10-40 mm long.
Woody perennial with thin branches to 2 m from a massive, partly exposed, tuberous base. Leaves round and deeply 3-5-lobed, leathery, to 3 cm diam. Flowers 1 or 2, 15-50 mm diam., cream-coloured to purple, petals 4, upper much larger; hypanthium 10-40 mm long, much longer than pedicel.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 2.0
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Soil texture 7-8
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Distribution

Pelargonium praemorsum world distribution map, present in Namibia and South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:376791-1
WFO ID wfo-0001064339
COL ID 6TZLS
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Jenkinsonia quinata Geraniospermum quinatum Geranium praemorsum Geranium quinatum Pelargonium praemorsum Pelargonium quinatum Pelargonium praemorsum subsp. praemorsum

Lower taxons

Pelargonium praemorsum subsp. speciosum