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Taxon:  Pelargonium grossularioides (L.) LʼHér.



Summary
Genus:
Pelargonium
Section:
Peristera
Family:
Geraniaceae
Nomen number:
27126
Place of publication:
W. Aiton, Hort. kew. 2:420. 1789 "grossulariodes"
Comment:
  • for authorship see comments in J. S. African Bot. 45:377-380. 1979
  • authorship verified from original literature
Verified:
10/10/2002 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Geranium grossularioides L.

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Reference(s)
  1. Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 1960-. Flora zambesiaca.
  2. Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third.
  3. Miller, D. 1996. Pelargoniums; a gardener's guide to the species and their hybrids and cultivars 115-116.
  4. van der Walt, J. J. A. & P. J. Vorster. 1988. Pelargoniums of southern Africa, vol. 3 Note: mentions
  5. van der Walt, J. J. A. 1977. Pelargoniums of southern Africa, vol. 1 20.
Common names
English
coconut geranium –
gooseberry geranium –
gooseberry-leaf pelargonium –
Afrikaans
rooirabas –
rooirabassam –
rooistingelhoutbas –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaMozambique  
1NativeAfricaSouthern AfricaLesotho  
1NativeAfricaSouthern AfricaSouth Africa  
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaSouthwestern U.S.A.United StatesCalifornia 
Native
Africa
  • SOUTH TROPICAL AFRICA: Mozambique
  • SOUTHERN AFRICA: Lesotho, South Africa
Naturalized
Northern America
  • SOUTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [California]
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://grip.mawarid.gov.om/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=27126. Accessed 21 May 2025.