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Taxon:  Pelargonium sidoides DC.



Summary
Genus:
Pelargonium
Section:
Reniformia
Family:
Geraniaceae
Nomen number:
427633
Place of publication:
Prodr. 1:680. 1824
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
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Geranium sidaefolium Thunb.
Pelargonium sidaefolium (Thunb.) R. Knuth
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Reference(s)
  1. Albers, F. et al. 1992. A reappraisal of Pelargonium sect. Ligularia (Geraniaceae). Pl. Syst. Evol. 179:257-276.
  2. Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource) www.skud.info
  3. Dreyer, L. L. & E. M. Marais. 2000. Section Reniformia, a new section in the genus Pelargonium (Geraniaceae). S. African J. Bot. 66:49.
  4. Dreyer, L. L. et al. 1992. Subdivision of Pelargonium sect. Cortusina (Geraniaceae). Pl. Syst. Evol. 183:83-97.
  5. Germishuizen, G. & N. L. Meyer, eds. 2003. Plants of southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14
  6. Miller, D. 1996. Pelargoniums; a gardener's guide to the species and their hybrids and cultivars 130.
  7. Personal Care Products Council. INCI
  8. van der Walt, J. J. A. & P. J. Vorster. 1988. Pelargoniums of southern Africa, vol. 3
  9. Van Wyk, B.-E. 2008. A broad review of commercially important southern African medicinal plants. J. Ethnopharmacol. 119:342-355.
Common names
Afrikaans
kalwerbossie –
rabas –
rabassam –
Swedish
mörk pelargon –
unknown (Africa)
umckaloabo –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAfricaSouthern AfricaEswatini  
1NativeAfricaSouthern AfricaLesotho  
1NativeAfricaSouthern AfricaSouth AfricaEastern Cape 
1NativeAfricaSouthern AfricaSouth AfricaFree State 
1NativeAfricaSouthern AfricaSouth AfricaKwaZulu-Natal 
1NativeAfricaSouthern AfricaSouth AfricaMpumalanga 
1NativeAfricaSouthern AfricaSouth AfricaNorth-West 
Native
Africa
  • SOUTHERN AFRICA: Lesotho, Eswatini, South Africa [Eastern Cape, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga, North-West]
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Medicinesfolklorefide J Ethnopharmacol 119:342-355. 2008Van Wyk, B.-E. 2008. A broad review of commercially important southern African medicinal plants. J. Ethnopharmacol. 119:342-355.
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=427633. Accessed 21 May 2025.