3 NEW SPECIES OF PELARGONIUM (GERANIACEAE) FROM NAMAQUALAND

Authors
MARAIS EM
Citation
Em. Marais, 3 NEW SPECIES OF PELARGONIUM (GERANIACEAE) FROM NAMAQUALAND, South African journal of botany, 63(2), 1997, pp. 82-89
Citations number
11
Categorie Soggetti
Plant Sciences
Journal title
South African journal of botany → ACNP
ISSN journal
02546299
Volume
63
Issue
2
Year of publication
1997
Pages
82 - 89
Database
ISI
SICI code
0254-6299(1997)63:2<82:3NSOP(>2.0.ZU;2-3
Abstract
Pelargonium hirtipetalum E.M. Marais, P. pubipetalum E.M. Marais and P . aridicola E.M. Marais are described as new species. They are all tub erous species with similar pinnatisect to bipinnatisect leaves belongi ng to section Hoarea (Sweet) DC. They correspond with regard to the le af anatomy, the structure of the androecium and the striate-reticulate pattern of the tectum. Illustrations of all three species and a distr ibution map are provided.