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Taxon:  Pelargonium peltatum (L.) LʼHér.



Summary
Genus:
Pelargonium
Section:
Ciconium
Family:
Geraniaceae
Nomen number:
27135
Place of publication:
W. Aiton, Hort. kew. 2:427. 1789
Comment:
  • for authorship see comments in J. S. African Bot. 45:377-380. 1979
  • authorship verified from original literature
  • authorship verified from original literature
Verified:
06/07/1995 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 peltatum L.

Invalid Designation(s)
Pelargonium lateripes auct.
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Reference(s)
  1. Arnold, T. H. & B. C. De Wet, eds. 1993. Plants of southern Africa: names and distribution. Mem. Bot. Surv. S. Africa no. 62
  2. Gibbs Russell, G. E. et al. 1985, 1987. List of species of Southern African plants, ed. 2. Mem. Bot. Surv. S. Africa Note: v. 51. 1985; v. 56. 1987
  3. Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
  4. James, C. M. et al. 2004. Molecular studies in Pelargonium (Geraniaceae). A taxonomic appraisal of section Ciconium and the origin of 'Zonal' and 'Ivy-leaved' cultivars. Pl. Syst. Evol. 243:131-146.
  5. Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third.
  6. Miller, D. 1996. Pelargoniums; a gardener's guide to the species and their hybrids and cultivars 49-50.
  7. Olivier, M. C. & J. J. A. van der Walt. 1984. The taxonomy of the Pelargonium peltatum (L.) L'Hérit. complex. J. S. African Bot. 50:2.
  8. Personal Care Products Council. INCI
  9. Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1968. Flora europaea. 2:193. Note: mentions
  10. van der Walt, J. J. A. & P. J. Vorster. 1988. Pelargoniums of southern Africa, vol. 3 Note: mentions
  11. van der Walt, J. J. A. 1977. Pelargoniums of southern Africa, vol. 1 33.
  12. Walters, S. M. et al., eds. 1986-2000. European garden flora.
Common names
English
hanging geranium –
ivy geranium –
ivy-leaf pelargonium –
Afrikaans
kolsuring –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAfricaSouthern AfricaSouth AfricaCape Provinces.
1NativeAfricaSouthern AfricaSouth AfricaKwaZulu-Natal 
1NativeAfricaSouthern AfricaSouth AfricaTransvaale.
2Cultivated    also cult.
Native
Africa
  • SOUTHERN AFRICA: South Africa [Cape Province (s.), KwaZulu-Natal, Transvaal (e.)]
Cultivated (also cult.)
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamental Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Environmentalornamental Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third.
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=27135. Accessed 21 May 2025.