| Author: |
Christian F.F. Hochstetter, 1847
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| Family: |
GERANIACEAE |
| Origin: |
Eritrea,
Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Tanzania, Uganda, Yemen |
| Soil: |
Rich Mix |
| Water:
|
Maximum |
| Sun: |
Medium |
| Thickness: |
4
Centimetres |
| Height: |
75
centimetres |
| Flower:
|
White
- Greenish-Yellow / Dark Pink |
| Propagate: |
Seeds/Cuttings |
| Names:
|
- |
| Synonyms: |
Geraniospermum quinquelobatum, Kuntze, 1891.
Pelargonium fischeri,
Heinrich Gustav Adolf Engler, 1892.
Pelargonium inaequilobum, Mast. |
This member of the Geraniaceae family was described by Christian
Ferdinand Friedrich Hochstetter
in 1847.
It is found in the eastern part of Africa, growing in a rich but well
drained soil with quite
some water and part shade. It will raise up to 75 centimetres from a
four centimetre caudex. The flowers are white to greenish yellow
with dark pink markings. It can be
reproduced both by cuttings and seeds.
The genera name from Greek;
pelargos; 'stork' for the ripening fruits, which resembles the
bills of storks. The species name means 'five'loabed' for the
leaves.
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