Pelargonium papilionaceum
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Pelargonium papilionaceum , as Schmetterlingspelargonie known, a plant of the genus Pelargonium ( Pelargonium ) within the family of geraniaceae (Geraniaceae). It is based in South Africa.
description
Vegetative characteristics
Pelargonium papilionaceum grows as an upright, perennial plant and can reach a height of 2 meters. The non-succulent species forms woody shoots. The side shoots covered with soft hair are herbaceous and have heart-shaped leaves. These are up to 70 millimeters long and 100 millimeters wide. The leaf margin is finely serrated or entire.
Generative characteristics
The umbel-like inflorescence consists of 5 to 12 individual flowers. These are light pink to carmine red in color and have two large upper petals and three smaller lower ones. There is a dark purple spot on the upper petals.
Occurrence
The range of Pelargonium papilionaceum is in the southern areas of the South African provinces Western Cape and Eastern Cape . The occurrence ranges from Stellenbosch to Makhanda . The plants grow on the edges of forests and in partially shaded places near streams.
Systematics
It was first described as Geranium papilionaceum in 1753 by Carl von Linné . Charles Louis L'Héritier de Brutelle placed the species in 1789 in the genus Pelargonium, which he created .
The species is rated in the Red List of Endangered Plant Species in South Africa as "Least Concern" = "not endangered".
proof
Individual evidence
- ↑ Caroli Linnaei ... Species plantarum : exhibentes plantas rite cognitas, ad genera relatas, cum differentiis specificis, nominibus trivialibus, synonymis selectis, locis natalibus, secundum systema sexuale digestas ... , Volume 2, page 676, (online) .
- ^ William Aiton: Hortus Kewensis; or, a Catalog of the Plants Cultivated in the Royal Botanic Garden at Kew . Volume 2, London 1789, p. 423 ( online ).
- ↑ Pelargonium papilionaceum , In: National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version 2017.1 .
Web links
- Description on sanbi.org