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Taxon:  Pelargonium reniforme Curtis



Summary
Genus:
Pelargonium
Section:
Reniformia
Family:
Geraniaceae
Nomen number:
408076
Place of publication:
Bot. Mag. 14: t. 493. 1800
Verified:
03/19/1997 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Pelargonium reniforme Curtis subsp. reniforme (0 active accession[s])
Pelargonium reniforme Curtis subsp. velutinum (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Dreyer (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
No images


Reference(s)
  1. Albers, F. et al. 1992. A reappraisal of Pelargonium sect. Ligularia (Geraniaceae). Pl. Syst. Evol. 179:257-276.
  2. Arnold, T. H. & B. C. De Wet, eds. 1993. Plants of southern Africa: names and distribution. Mem. Bot. Surv. S. Africa no. 62
  3. Dreyer, L. L. et al. 1992. Subdivision of Pelargonium sect. Cortusina (Geraniaceae). Pl. Syst. Evol. 183:83-97.
  4. Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
  5. McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
  6. Miller, D. 1996. Pelargoniums; a gardener's guide to the species and their hybrids and cultivars 129-130. Note: = Pelargonium reniforme auct. non. Curtis in Pelargoniums of southern Africa 1:40. 1977
  7. Personal Care Products Council. INCI
  8. van der Walt, J. J. A. & P. J. Vorster. 1988. Pelargoniums of southern Africa, vol. 3 Note: mentions
  9. van der Walt, J. J. A. 1977. Pelargoniums of southern Africa, vol. 1 40.
  10. Vorster, P. 1996. pers. comm. Note: re. common names
Common names
English
kidney-leaf pelargonium –
Afrikaans
rooirabas –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAfricaSouthern AfricaLesotho  
1NativeAfricaSouthern AfricaSouth AfricaCape Province 
Native
Africa
  • SOUTHERN AFRICA: Lesotho, South Africa [Cape Province]
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Medicinesfolkloretuberous roots exported to Germany fide P. Vorster, pers. comm. 1996; Herbs Commerce ed2McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
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=408076. Accessed 21 May 2025.