Pelargonium acetosum (L.) LʼHér. GRIN-Global

Summary

Genus:

Pelargonium

Section:

Ciconium

Family:

Geraniaceae

Nomen number:

27103

Place of publication:

W. Aiton, Hort. kew. 2:430. 1789

Comment:

for authorship see comments in J. S. African Bot. 45:377-380. 1979
authorship verified from original literature

Verified:

10/08/2002 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 acetosum L.

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Reference(s)

Albers, F. et al. 1992. A reappraisal of Pelargonium sect. Ligularia (Geraniaceae). Pl. Syst. Evol. 179:257-276.
James, C. M. et al. 2004. Molecular studies in Pelargonium (Geraniaceae). A taonomic appraisal of section Ciconium and the origin of 'Zonal' and 'Ivy-leaved' cultivars. Pl. Syst. Evol. 243:131-146.
Miller, D. 1996. Pelargoniums; a gardener's guide to the species and their hybrids and cultivars 43.
van der Walt, J. J. A. 1977. Pelargoniums of southern Africa, vol. 1 2.

Common names

English
sorrel-leaf pelargonium –

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Note
1	Native	Africa	Southern Africa	South Africa	Cape Province	e.

Native
Africa

SOUTHERN AFRICA: South Africa [Cape Province (e.)]

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=27103. Accessed 21 May 2025.

Taxon: Pelargonium acetosum (L.) LʼHér.