Species Pelargonium myrrhifolium
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Etymology of Pelargonium:
Gk. pelargos = a stork; referring to the beak of the fruit which resembles a stork’s bill (cf Geranium, Erodium).
Etymology of myrrhifolium:
From the Greek ‘myrrhi’ / ‘myrrhis’ meaning ‘myrrh’; and the Latin ‘folium’ / ‘folium’ meaning ‘leaf’.
Scientific name:
Pelargonium myrrhifolium (L.) L'Hér.
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Unknown
Protologue:
Hortus Kew. 2: 421 (1789)
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Year published:
1789
Sprawling shrublet c. 30 cm. Leaves bipinnatisect, segments linear to ribbon-shaped, c. 5 3 cm. Flowers to 5, 20--25 mm diam., white to pink or pinkish purple, upper 4 petals markedly wider, subsessile; hypanthium 4--10 mm long. Aug.--Feb. Open places on stony sand, NW, SW, AP, SE (Kamiesberg to Uitenhage).
Observations of Taxon
Pelargonium myrrhifolium
Name of observer:
Hilda Mason (David)
Date observed:
Date observed unknown
Collection:
Pelargonium myrrhifolium
Name of observer:
David Gwynne-Evans (David)
Date observed:
Date observed unknown
Collection:
Pelargonium myrrhifolium var. coriandrifolium
Locality:
Name of observer:
Mary Maytham Kidd (David)
Date observed:
Date observed unknown
Pelargonium myrrhifolium var. myrrhifolium
Locality:
Name of observer:
Mary Maytham Kidd (David)
Date observed:
Date observed unknown
Pelargonium myrrhifolium
Name of observer:
Riaan de Villiers (David)
Date observed:
Date observed unknown
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