Pelargonium trifoliolatum
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Pelargonium trifoliolatum belonging to the genus Pelargonium within the family of geraniaceae (Geraniaceae). The species was first described by Ecklon and Zeyher in 1835 as Hoarea trifoliolata .
description
Vegetative characteristics
The species grows as a deciduous geophyte . The plant has an underground tuber. The above-ground, pinnate leaves are up to 25 centimeters high. The leaflets are ovate, pointed and hairy with glands.
Generative characteristics
The inflorescence is branched with (3) 5 to 14 (20) single flowers. The five petals are cream, yellow, or pink.
Chromosome number
The number of chromosomes is 2n = 44.
Distribution and location
The home of the plants is the South African province of Western Cape in the southwest of the republic.
literature
- Urs Eggli (Ed.): Succulents Lexicon Volume 2 Dicotyledonous plants (dicotyledons) except Aizoaceae, Asclepiadaceae, Cactaceae and Crassulaceae . Eugen Ulmer Verlag, Stuttgart 2002. ISBN 3-8001-3915-4
- Rudolf Schmied: Very worthy of culture: Pelargonium trifoliolatum . In: Cacti and other succulents . Volume 56, No. 11, 2005, pp. 306-307
Individual evidence
- ↑ Pelargonium trifoliolatum at Tropicos.org. In: IPCN Chromosome Reports . Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis