Pelargonium zonale
Pelargonium zonale | |
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In South Africa | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Geraniales |
Family: | Geraniaceae |
Genus: | Pelargonium |
Species: | P. zonale
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Binomial name | |
Pelargonium zonale | |
Synonyms[1] | |
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Pelargonium zonale is a species of Pelargonium native to southern Africa in the western regions of the Cape Provinces, in the geranium family. It is one of the parents of the widely cultivated plant Pelargonium × hortorum, often called "geranium", "horseshoe geranium", "zonal geranium" or "zonal pelargonium".[2]
Etymology
The genus name Pelargonium, in
Pelargonium zonale was collected by
Description
Pelargonium zonale is an upright or scrambling
Cultivation
In the 16th century, Pelargonium seeds were transported from Africa to Leiden in the Netherlands, where the plant was grown in the botanical garden there. Within a few years, it reached the British Isles, France, Italy and Spain and became popular. It gradually reached the islands of the Caribbean, and in the 17th century it was already known in North America. Today it is naturalized in many subtropical and tropical countries[
Plants can be obtained from seeds or vegetatively. The hard-coated seeds germinate within 14 days at about 20 °C. once the seed coat is compromised.[citation needed] Micropropagation has been used commercially since the 20th century.
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Hybridization
This species, when hybridized with closely related species, has yielded a group of hybrid plants referred to as
Gallery
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Half opening umbel of a Pelargonium zonale
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Umbel of a Pelargonium zonale
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Pelargoniums in various colors
References
- ^ a b "Pelargonium zonale", The Plant List, retrieved 2015-01-23
- ^ a b Lawrence, Ebrahim (2002), "Pelargonium zonale (L.) L'Hérit.", PlantZAfrica, South African National Biodiversity Institute, retrieved 2015-01-23