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Taxon:  Pelargonium cucullatum (L.) LʼHér.



Summary
Genus:
Pelargonium
Section:
Pelargonium
Family:
Geraniaceae
Nomen number:
408074
Place of publication:
W. Aiton, Hort. kew. 2:426. 1789
Comment:
  • for authorship see comments in J. S. African Bot. 45:377-380. 1979
  • authorship verified from original literature
Verified:
03/19/1997 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Pelargonium cucullatum (L.) LʼHér. subsp. cucullatum (0 active accession[s])
Pelargonium cucullatum (L.) LʼHér. subsp. strigifolium Volschenk (0 active accession[s])
Pelargonium cucullatum (L.) LʼHér. subsp. tabulare Volschenk (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. Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
  4. Miller, D. M. 2002. Chapter 8. The taxonomy of Pelargonium species and cultivars, their origins and growth in the wild. Geranium and Pelargonium. History of nomenclature, usage and cultivation Taylor & Francis Group.. 49-79.
  5. Miller, D. 1996. Pelargoniums; a gardener's guide to the species and their hybrids and cultivars 99-100.
  6. Plaschil, S. et al. 2017. Genetic characterization of Pelagornium L’Hér. germplasm. Genet. Resources Crop Evol. 64:1051-1059. Note: diploid (2n=22)
  7. van der Walt, J. J. A. & P. J. Vorster. 1981. Pelargoniums of southern Africa, vol. 2. 43.
  8. van der Walt, J. J. A. & P. J. Vorster. 1988. Pelargoniums of southern Africa, vol. 3
  9. van der Walt, J. J. A. 1977. Pelargoniums of southern Africa, vol. 1 12.
  10. van der Walt, J. J. A. 1979. Notes on the nomenclature of Pelargonium (Geraniaceae). J. S. African Bot. 45(3):377-380.
  11. van der Walt, J. J. A. 1985. A taxonomic revision of the type section of Pelargonium L'Hérit. (Geraniaceae). Bothalia 15:348.
Common names
English
hooded-leaf pelargonium –
tree pelargonium –
Afrikaans
wilde malva –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAfricaSouthern AfricaSouth AfricaCape Province 
2Cultivated    also cult.
Native
Africa
  • SOUTHERN AFRICA: South Africa [Cape Province]
Cultivated (also 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=408074. Accessed 20 May 2025.