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Genus: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
PELARGONIUM (G)
Pelargonium, Stork's Bill, Malva (Le)
Family: GERANIACEAE
pelargos, = a stork;
-ium, = ‘characteristic of’, hence indicates connection or resemblance.
(the fruit resembles the beak of a stork)
(LS, BL, Le)
Pelargonium lobatum (G)
Broad-leafed Stork's Bill (Wf) Aandkaneelbol, Nachtbloem (PS)
Location: (F)
llobos, = the lobe or lower part of the ear;
(capsule or pod);
-atus, = indicates possession or likeness.
(partly divided into a determinate number of segments)
(LS, BL)

The 2825 species, 684 genera and 186 families of plants have been compiled from the lists of the plants:

  • of the Hermanus Botanical Society compiled by Lee Burman, for the plants in the Fernkloof Nature Reserve, and the Vogelgat Private Nature Reserve, Hermanus. Location: (F).
  • of Mark Johns, Director of the Kogelberg Reserve, and of COASTEC, environmental consultants, for the plants in the Kogelberg Nature Reserve, Betty’s Bay, in the WesternCape Province, South Africa. Location: (K).
  • of Christopher Whitehouse, for the plants in the Phillipskop Mountain Reserve, Stanford, in the Western Cape Province, South Africa. Location: (P).

Suggestions for improvements to the lists and comments would be welcomed.