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Pelargonium L'Hér.

This genus name was first published in Hort. Kew. [W. Aiton] 2: 417 1789  

At the time of this classification snapshot, this genus name was accepted by WFO (placed as the accepted name of a taxon). Its description and other taxonomic data can be found on World Flora Online, id: wfo-4000028455.

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Synonyms of Pelargonium

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Ciconium fulgens Sweet Hort. Brit. [Sweet] 471 (Add.). 1826 wfo-0000604416
Geranium rubens Thunb. Prodr. Pl. Cap. : 113 (1800) wfo-0000701263
Hoarea atrosanguinea Sweet Geraniaceae 2: t. 151 (1823) wfo-0000724044
Hoarea retusa Sweet Hort. Brit. , ed. 3: 110 (1839) wfo-0000724122
Anisopetala Walp. – wfo-1000062147
Isopetalum Sweet – wfo-1200096067
Campylia Lindl. ex Sweet Geraniaceae 1: t. 43 (1820) wfo-4000006449
Chorisma – – wfo-4000008101
Ciconium Sweet Geraniaceae 1: ix (1822) wfo-4000008308
Cortusina Eckl. & Zeyh. Enum. Pl. Afric. Austral. : 77 (1835) wfo-4000009379
Dibrachya Eckl. & Zeyh. Enum. 74. 1834. wfo-4000011365
Dimacria Lindl. Geraniaceae 1: t. 46 (1820) wfo-4000011747
Eumorpha Eckl. & Zeyh. Enum. Pl. Afric. Austral. : 77 (1835) wfo-4000014187
Geraniospermum Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 93 1891 wfo-4000015556
Grenvillea Sweet Geraniaceae 3: 262. 1825. wfo-4000016203
Hoarea Sweet Geraniaceae 1: t. 18 (1820) wfo-4000018011
Jenkinsonia Sweet Geraniaceae : t. 79 (1820) wfo-4000019555
Myrrhidium Eckl. & Zeyh. Enum. Pl. Afric. Austral. : 71 (1835) wfo-4000025189
Otidia Lindl. ex Sweet Geraniaceae : t. 98 (1822) wfo-4000027451
Pelargonion St.-Lag. Ann. Soc. Bot. Lyon 7: 131 (1880) wfo-4000028454
Peristera Eckl. & Zeyh. Enum. Pl. Afric. Austral. : 72 (1835) wfo-4000028795
Phymatanthus Sweet Geraniaceae : t. 43 (1820) wfo-4000029481
Polyactium Eckl. & Zeyh. Enum. Pl. Afric. Austral. : 65 (1835) wfo-4000030673
Polyschisma Turcz. Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 32(I): 269 (1859) wfo-4000030813
Scolopacium Eckl. & Zeyh. Enum. 59. 1834. wfo-4000034786
Seymouria Sweet Geraniaceae : t. 206 (1824) wfo-4000035225
Corthumia Rchb. Deut. Bot. Herb.-Buch : 201 (1841) wfo-4000043862
Cynosbata Rchb. Handb. Nat. Pfl.-Syst. : 290 (1837) wfo-4000043863
Ligularia Eckl. & Zeyh. – — wfo-4100003757

Species in Pelargonium ( ${pageIsLoading?'loading':'showing'} species ${currentlyShowingRangeFirst} to ${currentlyShowingRangeLast} of ${ totalPartsCount })

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link

Unplaced Names

These names are not yet placed in the taxonomy, but may be associated with Pelargonium:

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Pelargonium abbreviatum Tratt. Neu. Pelargonien ii. t. 62. wfo-0000467035
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Pelargonium abutiloides Sweet Geraniaceae Suppl. t. 3. wfo-0000467033
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Pelargonium abutiloides Tratt. Neu. Pelargonien i. t. 30. wfo-0000467034
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Pelargonium abyssinicum R.Br. Voy. Abyss. [Salt] Append. p. lxv. 1814 [Sep 1814] , nom. nud. wfo-0000467032
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Pelargonium acanthifolium Hoffmanns. ex F.Dietr. Nachtr. Vollst. Lex. Gärtn. 6: 63. 1820 [Apr-Sep 1820] wfo-0000467031
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Pelargonium acaule DC. Prodr. 1: 680 (1824) wfo-0000467030
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Pelargonium accedens Colv. ex Sweet Hort. Brit. [Sweet] 79. 1826 wfo-0000467029
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Pelargonium acerinum Hoffmanns. ex F.Dietr. Nachtr. Vollst. Lex. Gärtn. 6: 63. 1820 [Apr-Sep 1820] wfo-0000467058
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Pelargonium aceroides Sweet Geraniaceae t. 242. wfo-0000467039
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Pelargonium acerosum hort. ex Hoffmanns. Verz. Pfl.-Kult. 94, in syn. 1824 wfo-0000467064
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Pelargonium acetabulosum Sweet Geraniaceae Suppl. t. 44. wfo-0000467063
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Pelargonium acetosellum hort. ex Steud. Nomencl. Bot. [Steudel], ed. 2. 2: 291. 1841 wfo-0000467062
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Pelargonium aciculare Hoffmanns. Verz. Pfl.-Kult. 86. 1824 wfo-0000467060
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Pelargonium acidum Sweet Geraniaceae t. 261. wfo-0000467059
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Pelargonium actinogramma Tratt. Neu. Pelargonien i. t. 46. wfo-0000467057
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Pelargonium aculeatum hort. ex Steud. Nomencl. Bot. [Steudel], ed. 2. 2: 283. 1841 wfo-0000467056
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Pelargonium acutangulum Tratt. Neu. Pelargonien i. t. 35. wfo-0000467054
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Pelargonium acutidentatum Sweet Geraniaceae Suppl. t. 40. wfo-0000467052
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Pelargonium acutifolium Sweet Hort. Brit. [Sweet] 81. 1826 wfo-0000467051
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Pelargonium acutilobum Sweet Geraniaceae t. 184. wfo-0000467050
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Pelargonium adelinae Tratt. Neu. Pelargonien vi. t. 255. wfo-0000467049
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Pelargonium adscendens Sweet Hort. Brit. [Sweet] 78, nomen. 1826 wfo-0000467047
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Pelargonium adventitium Sweet Geraniaceae Suppl. t. 80. wfo-0000467037
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Pelargonium aemulum Sweet Geraniaceae t. 160. wfo-0000467003
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Pelargonium aequaliflorum Colv. ex Steud. Nomencl. Bot. [Steudel], ed. 2. 2: 283. 1841 wfo-0000467002
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Pelargonium affluens Sweet Geraniaceae t. 194. wfo-0000467000
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Pelargonium agathosmum Tratt. Neu. Pelargonien iii. t. 119. wfo-0000466998
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Pelargonium agonizans Tratt. Neu. Pelargonien iii. t. 98. wfo-0000466997
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Pelargonium albicans Reider Schnell Unterr. Bot. Blumist 466 1835 wfo-1000076164
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Pelargonium albidum Colv. ex Steud. Nomencl. Bot. [Steudel], ed. 2. 2: 283. 1841 wfo-0000466995
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Pelargonium albiflorum Spin Cat. (1818) 30. wfo-0000467006
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Pelargonium albinotatum Sweet Geraniaceae t. 359. wfo-0000466993
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Pelargonium albionense Reider Schnell Unterr. Bot. Blumist 466 1835 wfo-1000076165
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Pelargonium alienatum Tratt. Neu. Pelargonien ii. t. 60. wfo-0000466992
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Pelargonium allenii Sweet Geraniaceae t. 229. wfo-0000466990
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Pelargonium alnifolium Willd. Enum. Pl. : 710 (1809) wfo-0000466988
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Pelargonium aloysianum Dehnh. Cat. Pl. Horti Camald., ed. 2 21. 1832 wfo-0000467019
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Pelargonium alstromeriae Tratt. Neu. Pelargonien t. 127. wfo-0000466996
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Pelargonium altum Sweet Geraniaceae Suppl. t. 26. wfo-0000467023
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Pelargonium alutaceum Hoffmanns. Verz. Pfl.-Kult. 86. 1824 wfo-0000467022
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Pelargonium amabile Tratt. Neu. Pelargonien i. t. 2. wfo-0000467021
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Pelargonium amaryllidis Tratt. Neu. Pelargonien i. t. 42. wfo-0000467007
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Pelargonium amauron Tratt. Neu. Pelargonien t. 111. wfo-0000467027
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Pelargonium ambiguum Dehnh. Cat. Pl. Horti Camald., ed. 2 21. 1832 wfo-0000467018
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Pelargonium ambiguum Schult. Observ. Bot. [Schultes] 136 (1809) wfo-1200096194
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Pelargonium ambrosiacum Hoffmanns. ex F.Dietr. Nachtr. Vollst. Lex. Gärtn. 6: 64. 1820 [Apr-Sep 1820] wfo-0000467017
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Pelargonium amicum Hoffmanns. ex F.Dietr. Nachtr. Vollst. Lex. Gärtn. 6: 64. 1820 [Apr-Sep 1820] wfo-0000467016
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Pelargonium amoenum Sweet Geraniaceae t. 121. wfo-0000467014
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Pelargonium ampliatum Tratt. Neu. Pelargonien t. 167. wfo-0000467013
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Pelargonium amplissimum J.C.Wendl. Coll. Pl. ii. 67. t. 65; Willd. Enum. Hort. Berol. Suppl. 48. wfo-0000467012
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Pelargonium anacampton Sweet Geraniaceae Suppl. t. 64. wfo-0000467011
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Pelargonium anais Chauv. ex Poit. Rev. Hort. [Paris]. Ser. II, i. (1841) 121. wfo-0000467082
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Pelargonium andrewsianum Reider Bloemk. Beschr. 64. 1830 wfo-1000062680
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Pelargonium angelina hort. ex Colla Herb. Pedem. i. 517 (1833), nomen. wfo-0000467117
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Pelargonium angolinum – Schnell Unterr. Bot. Blumist 467 1835 wfo-1000076166
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Pelargonium angustum hort. ex Steud. Nomencl. Bot. [Steudel], ed. 2. 2: 283. 1841 wfo-0000467122
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Pelargonium anisodonton Sweet Geraniaceae t. 399. wfo-0000467113
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Pelargonium annesleyanum Sweet Geraniaceae Suppl. t. 56. wfo-0000467112
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Pelargonium anodifolium Hoffmanns. Verz. Pfl.-Kult. 86. 1824 wfo-0000467111
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Pelargonium anomalanthum Tratt. Neu. Pelargonien t. 182. wfo-0000467110
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Pelargonium anomalum Sweet Hort. Brit. [Sweet] 78; Geran. t. 315. 1826 wfo-0000467109
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Pelargonium anomalum Tratt. Neu. Pelargonien t. 38. wfo-0000467108
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Pelargonium anosmon Tratt. Neu. Pelargonien t. 175. wfo-0000467132
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Pelargonium anthriscifolium Sweet Geraniaceae t. 233. wfo-0000467134
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Pelargonium antonianum Tratt. Neu. Pelargonien t. 109. wfo-0000467139
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Pelargonium aquilinum Tratt. Neu. Pelargonien t. 66. wfo-0000467133
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Pelargonium arboreum Reider Schnell Unterr. Bot. Blumist 467 1835 wfo-1000076167
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Pelargonium ardens (Andrews) Sweet – — wfo-1000062120
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Pelargonium ardens G.Lodd. Bot. Cab. 2(4): t. 139. 1818 [Jun 1818] wfo-0000467131
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Pelargonium ardescens Sweet Geraniaceae t. 231. wfo-0000467129
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Pelargonium arembergianum Klier in Hamb. Gartenz. i. (1845-46) 78.t. 2 (Quid ?). wfo-0000467128
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Pelargonium arenarium (Burm.f.) DC. Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 1: 680. 1824 [mid Jan 1824] wfo-0000467126
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Pelargonium arenicola Steud. Nomencl. Bot. [Steudel], ed. 2. 2: 283. 1841 wfo-0000467125
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Pelargonium argenteum F.Dietr. – — wfo-1000061445
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Pelargonium argutum Sweet Hort. Brit. [Sweet] 471; Geran. t. 344. 1826 wfo-0000467124
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Pelargonium armatum Colv. Sweet, Geran. t. 214. wfo-0000467076
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Pelargonium aromaticum Hoffmanns. Verz. Pfl.-Kult. 87. 1824 wfo-0000467114
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Pelargonium asperum Willd. Sp. Pl., ed. 4 , 3: 678 (1800) wfo-0000467078
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Pelargonium astragaloides R.Knuth Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 44(1): 34. 1909 [23 Nov 1909] wfo-0000467083
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Pelargonium astrantiifolium Hoffmanns. Verz. Pfl.-Kult. 87. 1824 wfo-0000467075
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Pelargonium atkinsianum Sweet Geraniaceae 5: t. 99. 1830 [1 Jul 1830] wfo-0000467073
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Pelargonium atrofulgens Kern. Hort. t. 804. wfo-0000467072
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Pelargonium atrofuscum Sweet Geraniaceae t. 82. wfo-0000467070
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Pelargonium atromaculatum Dehnh. Cat. Pl. Horti Camald., ed. 2 21. 1832 wfo-0000467069
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Pelargonium atropurpureum Sweet Geraniaceae t. 152. wfo-0000467068
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Pelargonium atrorubens Colv. ex Sweet Hort. Brit. [Sweet] 97. 1826 wfo-0000467067
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Pelargonium atrosanguineum DC. Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 1: 653. 1824 [mid Jan 1824] wfo-0000467092
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Pelargonium atrosanguineum F.Dietr. Nachtr. Vollst. Lex. Gärtn. 6: 61 (1820) wfo-0000467094
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Pelargonium atrosanguineum F.Dietr. Aesthetische Pflanzenk. 37 (1812) wfo-1200111941
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Pelargonium atroviolaceum Reider Schnell Unterr. Bot. Blumist 467 1835 wfo-1000076168
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Pelargonium atrovirens Sweet Geraniaceae Suppl. t. 74. wfo-0000467077
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Pelargonium augustissimum Tratt. Neu. Pelargonien t. 193. wfo-0000467102
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Pelargonium augustum Link Enum. Hort. Berol. Alt. 2: 192. 1822 [Jan-Jun 1822] wfo-0000467101
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Pelargonium aulicum Sweet Hort. Brit. [Sweet] 77. 1826 wfo-0000467100
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Pelargonium aurantiacum Sweet Geraniaceae t. 198. wfo-0000467099
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Pelargonium aurantiadorum Hoffmanns. Verz. Pfl.-Kult. 87. 1824 wfo-0000467098
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Pelargonium aurareum Tratt. Neu. Pelargonien t. 8. wfo-0000467097
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Pelargonium auriculatum J.Forbes Hort. Woburn. 149. 1833 [Oct-Nov 1833] wfo-0000467093
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Pelargonium auriculiflorum Tratt. Neu. Pelargonien t. 232. wfo-0000467084
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Pelargonium auriculipetalum E.M.Marais Phytotaxa 675(1): 70 (2024) wfo-1000077061