Species Pelargonium praemorsum
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Location unknown
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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).
Scientific name:
Pelargonium praemorsum (Andrews) F. Dietr.
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Unknown
Protologue:
Lexic. Gartn. & Bot. vii. 48 (1807)
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Year published:
1807
Woody perennial with thin branches to 2 m from a massive, partly exposed tuberous base. Leaves round and deeply 3--5 lobed, leathery, to 3 cm diam. Flowers 1--2, 15--50 mm diam., cream to purple, petals 4, upper much larger; hypanthium 10--40 mm long, much longer than the pedicel. Aug.--Apr. Rocky slopes and flats, NW (S Namibia to Olifants River valley).
Observations of Taxon
Pelargonium praemorsum
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Name of observer:
David Victor (David)
Date observed:
08/09/2011 - 11:40am
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Pelargonium praemorsum
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Name of observer:
David Victor (David)
Date observed:
08/09/2011 - 5:36pm
Collection:
Pelargonium praemorsum
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Name of observer:
David Victor (David)
Date observed:
10/09/2011 - 10:25am
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