Pelargonium echinatum

Pelargonium echinatum
	Pelargonium echinatum
Systematics
	Rosids
	Eurosiden II
Order :	Cranesbill (geraniales)
Family :	Cranesbill family (Geraniaceae)
Genre :	Pelargonium ( Pelargonium )
Type :	Pelargonium echinatum
Scientific name
	Pelargonium echinatum
	Curtis

Illustration of Pelargonium echinatum from the first description from 1795

Pelargonium echinatum belonging to the genus Pelargonium within the family of geraniaceae (Geraniaceae).

description

Vegetative characteristics

The species grows as an upright small shrub with tuberous roots and reaches heights of up to 60 centimeters. The succulent shoots are having persistent and thorn-like stipules provided. The grayish green, simple leaves are notched or tiny notched on the edge, three- to five- or seven-lobed and less tomentose on the upper side than on the underside. The blade is heart-shaped and egg-shaped.

Generative characteristics

The unbranched inflorescence bears 3 to 8 individual flowers. The sepals are bent back. The five petals are white or pink to shiny purple in color. The upper two petals have purple spots and markings, the lower three petals can have such markings from time to time. There are six or seven fertile stamens . The pollen is colored orange.

Chromosome number

The number of chromosomes is 2n = 22.

Occurrence

Pelargonium echinatum comes from the North Cape province of South Africa .

Taxonomy

The first description was in 1795 by William Curtis .

The species belongs to the section Cortusina DC. It is rated “Least Concern” in the Red List of Endangered Plant Species in South Africa.

proof

literature

F. Albers: Pelargonium echinatum . In: Urs Eggli (Ed.): Sukkulentenlexikon, Volume 2: Dicotyledonous plants (dicotyledons) except Aizoaceae, Asclepiadaceae, Cactaceae and Crassulaceae . Eugen Ulmer Verlag, Stuttgart 2002, ISBN 3-8001-3915-4 , p. 271.

Individual evidence

↑ Pelargonium echinatum at Tropicos.org. In: IPCN Chromosome Reports . Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis
^ William Curtis: In The Botanical magazine, or, Flower-garden displayed ... Volume 9, London, 1795, p. 309 ( online ).
↑ Pelargonium echinatum , in: National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version 2013.1 .

Web links

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[IPCN-1] Pelargonium echinatum at Tropicos.org. In: IPCN Chromosome Reports . Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis

[2] William Curtis: In The Botanical magazine, or, Flower-garden displayed ... Volume 9, London, 1795, p. 309 ( online ).

[3] Pelargonium echinatum , in: National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version 2013.1 .