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Accession Data:

Pelargonium quinquelobatum Hochst. ex A.Rich.

  • subg. Paucisignata sect. Ciconium

  • Common Name:
  • Family: Geraniaceae Juss.

  • Country of Origin: eastern Africa
  • Habitat: damp, partly shaded peat soils

  • Culture: It is found in the eastern part of Africa, growing in a rich but well drained sil with quite some water and part shade.

Accession Data:

  • Accession # 200700058
  • Source: Jardin Botanique De La Gacilly 2007 Index Seminum
  • Accession Date: 03-19-2007
  • Bench: 2110 - MED:Fynbos B
    • Currently: active - healthy
    • Qty: 2 confirmed on 03-27-2025

Classification:

  • Division: Magnoliophyta
  • Class: Magnoliopsida
  • SubClass: rosids
  • Order: Geraniales
  • SubOrder:
  • Family: Geraniaceae
  • SubFamily:
  • Tribe:
  • SubTribe:

Flowering Data:

This accession has been observed in bloom on:
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2025
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References (internal):

  • EEB Greenhouse Holdings native to: Ethiopia / Somalia / Kenya / Tanzania / Uganda

References (external):

  1. Bihrmann's Caudiciforms. Last accessed on Friday, October 14, 2016.
  2. Section Ciconium at the Pelargonium Page. Last accessed on Friday, October 14, 2016.
  3. The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Last accessed on Friday, October 14, 2016.

data regenerated on Thu, 27 Mar 2025 11:54:02 -0400 [bcm v4.0]

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W/C = Wild Collected
= indicates flowering in past 14 days
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= map available for this accession
= accession added within past 90 days
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