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Pelargonium grandiflorum

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Pelargonium grandiflorum
Close-up of flower
Botanical illustration
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Geraniales
Family: Geraniaceae
Genus: Pelargonium
Species:
P. grandiflorum
Binomial name
Pelargonium grandiflorum
Synonyms[1]
  • Eumorpha grandiflora (Willd.) Eckl. & Zeyh.
  • Geraniospermum grandiflorum (Willd.) Kuntze
  • Geraniospermum variegatum (L.f.) Kuntze
  • Geranium glabrum Dum.Cours.
  • Geranium grandiflorum Andrews
  • Geranium × hepaticifolium Andrews

Pelargonium grandiflorum is a species of flowering plant in the family Geraniaceae, native to the southwestern Cape Provinces of South Africa.[1] It may be a parent of the cultivated Pelargonium × domesticum (regal pelargonium) with Pelargonium cucullatum.[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Pelargonium grandiflorum Willd". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
  2. ^ "Pelargonium × domesticum L.H.Bailey". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
  3. ^ Loehrlein, Marietta M.; Craig, Richard (January 2001). "History and Culture of Regal Pelargonium". HortTechnology. 11 (2): 289–296. doi:10.21273/HORTTECH.11.2.289.