Pelargonium rapaceum (L.) LʼHér. GRIN-Global

Summary

Genus:

Pelargonium

Section:

Hoarea

Family:

Geraniaceae

Nomen number:

27138

Place of publication:

W. Aiton, Hort. kew. 2:418. 1789

Comment:

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

Verified:

10/11/2002 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 rapaceum 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.
Miller, D. 1996. Pelargoniums; a gardener's guide to the species and their hybrids and cultivars 69-70.
van der Walt, J. J. A. 1977. Pelargoniums of southern Africa, vol. 1 39.

Common names

Afrikaans
bergaartappel –
bergpatat –
norretjie –

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Note
1	Native	Africa	Southern Africa	South Africa	Cape Province
2	Cultivated					cult.

Native
Africa

SOUTHERN AFRICA: South Africa [Cape Province]

Cultivated (cult.)

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=27138. Accessed 22 May 2025.

Taxon: Pelargonium rapaceum (L.) LʼHér.