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Pelargonium xerophyton

Common names: xerophyte pelargonium, desert geranium (Eng.)

Family: Geraniaceae

17 / 06 / 2024 | Sphephelo Kheswa | Millennium Seed Bank Partnership

Pelargonium multiradiatum

Common names: none

Family: Geraniaceae

... inflorescences. The genus Pelargonium belongs the Geraniaceae, a family consisting of more than 800 species and ...

09 / 06 / 2024 | Roger Oliver | Kirstenbosch NBG

Pelargonium cucullatum x betulinum 'Kommetjie'

Common names: Kommetjie hybrid pelargonium

Family: Geraniaceae

... Betula species. The genus Pelargonium belongs in the Geraniaceae, a family of 11 genera and 800 species in the ...

17 / 10 / 2022 | Roger Oliver | Kirstenbosch NBG

Monsonia vanderietiae

Common names: Albany bushman’s candle, Albany candle bush (Eng.), Albany boesmankers, grootkersbos (Afr.); igcegceleya, igceya (isiXhosa)

Family: Geraniaceae

17 / 01 / 2022 | Nomama Mei | Kwelera NBG

Pelargonium caledonicum

Common names: Caledon storksbill

Family: Geraniaceae

... 5 genera that make up the Pelargonium family, known as the Geraniaceae. In southern Africa alone, there are around 250 species of Pelargonium . Geraniaceae is considered one of the distinctive families of ... covered with dark brown tunics, that flower once a year. Geraniaceae is a global family found in temperate and ...

11 / 10 / 2021 | Sithandokuhle Wendy Ngcongo | Kirstenbosch NBG

Pelargonium gibbosum

Common names: gouty pelargonium, knotted pelargonium (Eng.); dikbeenmalva, knopmalva (Afr.),

Family: Geraniaceae

... one of 5 genera which constitute the pelargonium family or Geraniaceae. Pelargonium consists of approximately 250 species in southern Africa alone. Geraniaceae is a cosmopolitan family found in temperate and ... acquired on several collecting trips. All species of Geraniaceae were captured in volume one in 1794. Thunberg ...

25 / 05 / 2020 | Roger Oliver | Kirstenbosch NBG

Pelargonium luridum

Common names: starburst pelargonium, waving pelargonium, stalk-flowered pelargonium (Eng.); wildemalva, rabassam (Afr.); inyonkulu, isandla sonwabu, umsongelo, unya

Family: Geraniaceae

03 / 02 / 2020 | Fergy Nkadimeng | Millennium Seed Bank Partnership

Pelargonium heterophyllum

Common names: because of its rarity there are no recorded common names

Family: Geraniaceae

... phylla meaning ‘leaves’, hence ‘diverse leaves.’ Geraniaceae is considered one of the distinctive families of ...

18 / 03 / 2019 | Joti Daya | CREW

Pelargonium incarnatum

Common names: ring stork’s-bill (Eng.); horlosie, vrouebossie (Afr.)

Family: Geraniaceae

... one of 5 genera which constitute the pelargonium family or Geraniaceae. Pelargonium consists of approximately 250 species in southern Africa alone. Geraniaceae is a cosmopolitan family confined to temperate ...

19 / 11 / 2018 | Roger Oliver | Kirstenbosch NBG

Pelargonium carnosum subsp. carnosum

Common names: fleshy-stalk pelargonium (Eng.); vetplantmalva (Afr.)

Family: Geraniaceae

01 / 10 / 2018 | Samkelisiwe Ntuli | Karoo Desert NBG

Pelargonium salmoneum

Common names: salmon pelargonium

Family: Geraniaceae

... of the calyx or stem thickness. The pelargonium family or Geraniaceae consists of 5 genera, of which the genus ... consists of approximately 250 species in southern Africa. Geraniaceae is a cosmopolitan family confined to temperate ...

30 / 10 / 2017 | Roger Oliver | Kirstenbosch NBG

Pelargonium sericifolium

Common names: silky pelargonium (Eng.); naaldekoker (Afr.)

Family: Geraniaceae

... Pelargonium is one of 5 southern African genera in the Geraniaceae, the pelargonium family. There are approximately ... in southern Africa. The other southern African genera in Geraniaceae include: Erodium , Geranium , Monsonia and ...

09 / 10 / 2017 | Roger Oliver | Kirstenbosch NBG

Pelargonium alchemilloides

Common names: lady’s mantle-leaved pelargonium, pink trailing pelargonium (Eng.); wildemalva, rankmalva (Afr.); inkubele (Xhosa); amanzemnyama, ishwaga, umangqeng

Family: Geraniaceae

02 / 10 / 2017 | Shireen Harris | Karoo Desert NBG

Pelargonium hirtum

Common names: hairy pelargonium, fine-leaved pelargonium

Family: Geraniaceae

... is one of 5 southern African genera in the family Geraniaceae. This family, also known as the pelargonium ... in southern Africa. The other southern African genera in Geraniaceae include: Erodium , Geranium , Monsonia and ...

04 / 09 / 2017 | Roger Oliver | Kirstenbosch NBG