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Pelargonium

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Pelargonium

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Also known as angel eyes

Pelargonium () is a genus of flowering plants commonly called geraniums, pelargoniums, or storksbills. It includes about 280 species of perennials, succulents, and shrubs. Taxonomist Carl Linnaeus originally included all the species of Pelargonium and Geranium under the latter name. In 1789, Charles Louis L'Héritier de Brutelle separated them into two genera.

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Pelargonium is a genus within the family Geraniaceae. It belongs to the order Geraniales, class Magnoliopsida, and phylum Tracheophyta in the kingdom Plantae. The scientific name is listed as Pelargonium L'Hér.

Records for this taxon are held by various institutions, including UACH, CIBYC-UAEM, SEMAHN, ENCB-IPN, and IIB-UV. These records are associated with the country of Mexico. The genus has been the subject of 903 entries in PubMed and has 107,221 occurrences recorded in GBIF. Additionally, iDigBio holds 2,330 records and 1,295 media items for the family Geraniaceae.

Synthesized by Vinony from 27 facts across 7 sources: Wikidata, GBIF, iNaturalist, PubMed, Gbif Occ, iDigBio, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Species

Common Geranium-bronze

Pelargonium

GENUS

  1. KingdomPlantae
  2. PhylumTracheophyta
  3. ClassMagnoliopsida
  4. OrderGeraniales
  5. FamilyGeraniaceae
Observations12,401
Observations recorded107,221

Die Pelargonien (Pelargonium) sind eine Pflanzengattung innerhalb der Familie der Storchschnabelgewächse (Geraniaceae). Die 220 bis 280 Arten sind im südlichen Afrika verbreitet. Als Trivialname für bestimmte, als Beet- oder Balkonpflanzen verwendete Pelargonium-Arten und -Hybriden wird oft der Name „Geranien“ verwendet (vom griechischen Wort géranos, γέρανος, was „Kranich“ bedeutet).

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
2,330
With media
1,295
Family
Geraniaceae
Collections
UACH, CIBYC-UAEM, SEMAHN, ENCB-IPN, IIB-UV, FESI-UNAM
Recorded in
Mexico
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Research

903 papers

via PubMed

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Encyclopedic overview

39 sections
Contents
  • Description
  • Taxonomy
  • Genus history
  • Circumscription
  • Subdivision
  • Phylogenetic analyses
  • Subgenera
  • Species
  • Etymology
  • Distribution and habitat
  • Ecology
  • Pests and diseases
  • Cultivation
  • Cultivation history
  • Cultivars
  • A. Zonal pelargoniums (''Pelargonium'' × ''hortorum'' <small>Bailey</small>)
  • B. Ivy-leaved pelargoniums (derived from ''Pelargonium peltatum'')
  • C. Regal pelargoniums (''Pelargonium'' × ''domesticum'' <small>Bailey</small>)
  • D. Angel pelargoniums (derived from ''Pelargonium crispum'')
  • E. Unique pelargoniums (derived from ''Pelargonium fulgidum'')
  • F. Scented-leaved pelargoniums
  • G. Species pelargoniums
  • H. Primary hybrids
  • List of AGM pelargoniums
  • Uses
  • Ornamental plants
  • Scented leaf pelargoniums
  • Herbal medicine
  • Pets
  • Chemistry
  • In culture
  • Notes
  • References
  • Bibliography
  • Books
  • Historical
  • Articles and theses
  • Societies
  • External links

Pelargonium () is a genus of flowering plants commonly called geraniums, pelargoniums, or storksbills. It includes about 280 species of perennials, succulents, and shrubs. Taxonomist Carl Linnaeus originally included all the species of Pelargonium and Geranium under the latter name. In 1789, Charles Louis L'Héritier de Brutelle separated them into two genera.

While Geranium species are mostly temperate herbaceous plants, dying down in winter, Pelargonium species are evergreen perennials indigenous to warm temperate and tropical regions of the world, with many species in southern Africa. They are drought and heat tolerant but can tolerate only minor frosts. Some species are extremely popular garden plants, grown as houseplants and bedding plants in temperate regions. They have a long flowering period, with flowers mostly in red, orange, or white, but intensive breeding has produced a huge array of cultivars with great variety in size, flower colour, leaf form and aromatic foliage.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Pelargonium” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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