PLANTAE / PHANEROGAMAE / ANTHOPHYTA / GERANIALES / GERANIACEAE / PELARGONIUM / TOMENTOSUM
Decumbent, much-branched, peppermint-scented subshrub, up to 0.5 m high and 1.5 m in diameter. Stems herbaceous and brittle, becoming somewhat woody with age, villous and densely interspersed with glandular hairs, greyish-green but becoming brownish with age. Leaves with soft hairs and numerous glandular hairs interspersed, greyish-green; lamina 3-(5)-palmatilobate to 3-(5)-palmatipartite, base cordate, apices of lobes mostly obtuse (rarely acute), margins irregularly crenate-serrate, adaxially villous, abaxially tomentose, (25-)40-60(-110) x (35-)50-70(-120) mm; petiole (30-)80-130(-180) mm long; stipules triangular to ovate, acute to acuminate, 6-20 x 4-12 mm. Inflorescence: flowering branches profusely branched, with or without smaller foliar leaves; peduncles 30-150 mm long, villous and densely interspersed with glandular hairs; involucral bracts narrowly ovate to lanceolate, acuminate, indumentum as on peduncles, 4-5 x 1-2 mm; pseudo-umbels with 4-15 flowers each. Pedicel 18-20 mm long, indumentum as on peduncles. Hypanthium ±2 mm long. Sepals elliptic to lanceolate, indumentum abaxially as on peduncles, green with white margins, ±6 x 2-3,5 mm. Petals white with purple markings; posterior two elliptic to obovate with eared bases, reflexed at ±90°, ±9 x 5 mm; anterior three linear-spathulate with very narrow claws practically straight, ±11 x 1.5 mm. From: Van der Walt, JJA. 1985. A taxonomic revision of the type section of Pelargonium L'Hérit. (Geraniaceae). Bothalia 15(3 & 4): 345-385. [CC BY]
Sprawling aromatic shrub to 50 cm. Leaves 3-5-palmatilobed, soft, velvety, ± 7 cm diam. Flowers to 15 on branching peduncles, ± 18 mm diam., white, upper petals several times wider; hypanthium ± 2 mm long, much shorter than pedicel. From: Vorster, PJ. 2012. Geraniaceae: Pelargonium L'Hér. In: J Manning & P Goldblatt (eds), Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 1: The Core Cape flora. Strelitzia 29: 587-598. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. [CC BY]
Decumbent, much-branched, peppermint-scented subshrub. Lamina 3-(5)-palmatilobate to 3-(5)-palmatipartite, adaxially villous, abaxially tomentose. Flowering branches profusely branched. Pseudo-umbels with 4-15 flowers each. Flowers white, posterior petals auriculate, anterior petals longer and much narrower than posterior ones, pedicel much longer than hypanthium. The species may be confused with P. papilionaceum (L.) L'Herit. when they are not in flower. The main differences between these two related species are as follow: P. tomentosum - 1. Leaves villous and tomentose. 2. Leaves peppermint-scented. 3. Flowers white. 4. Posterior petals shorter than anterior petals. P. papilionaceum - 1. Leaves sparsely villous. 2. Leaves with an unpleasant odour. 3. Flowers light pink to carmine. 4. Posterior petals longer than anterior petals. From: Van der Walt, JJA. 1985. A taxonomic revision of the type section of Pelargonium L'Hérit. (Geraniaceae). Bothalia 15(3 & 4): 345-385. [CC BY]
P. tomentosum is confined to mountains where it occurs in semi-shaded, moist habitats. It is usually found on the margins of ravine forests near streams, where it grows in sandy soil derived from sandstone. From: Van der Walt, JJA. 1985. A taxonomic revision of the type section of Pelargonium L'Hérit. (Geraniaceae). Bothalia 15(3 & 4): 345-385. [CC BY]
Forest margins in mountains. From: Vorster, PJ. 2012. Geraniaceae: Pelargonium L'Hér. In: J Manning & P Goldblatt (eds), Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 1: The Core Cape flora. Strelitzia 29: 587-598. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. [CC BY]
So far P. tomentosum has been collected on the Hottentots Holland Mountains near Somerset West, on the Riviersonderend Mountains near Greyton, and on the Langeberg range from Swellendam to Riversdale. It is rare on the Hottentots Holland Mountains but abundant on the Langeberg range, especially near Swellendam. From: Van der Walt, JJA. 1985. A taxonomic revision of the type section of Pelargonium L'Hérit. (Geraniaceae). Bothalia 15(3 & 4): 345-385. [CC BY]
Somerset West to Langeberg. From: Vorster, PJ. 2012. Geraniaceae: Pelargonium L'Hér. In: J Manning & P Goldblatt (eds), Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 1: The Core Cape flora. Strelitzia 29: 587-598. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. [CC BY]
October to January
122 to 1220 m
This map contains point-based occurrences at different locations
Occurrence in the Flora of Southern Africa (FSA) countries and South African provinces. Residence status indicates if a taxon is indigenous, endemic, naturalised or invasive in a specific region. This data is based on specimen records and literature
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Names and Sources
Classification
KINGDOM Plantae
SUBKINGDOM Phanerogamae
PHYLUM Anthophyta
ORDER Geraniales
FAMILY Geraniaceae
GENUS Pelargonium
SPECIES tomentosum
14 results for Pelargonium tomentosum Jacq.
Barcode: PRE0736506-0 Collector(s) & number: McDonald, DJ, 1544 | 1987-12-1
South Africa, Western Cape, BOOSMANSBOS WILD.; LANGEBERG; AREA EDGE OF BAREND KOEN RD. OVERLOOKING PLATBOSRIVIERSKLOOF AT BASE OF OUTCROP.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0437566-0 Collector(s) & number: Marloth, HWR, 3512 | 1904-2-
South Africa, Western Cape, SWELLENDAM DIV.; GROOTVADERSBOSCH
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: NBG0169908-0 Collector(s) & number: Strid, PAK, 37935 | 1993-9-18
South Africa, Western Cape, Heidelberg Div. Langebergen, S side, Boosmansbos Wilderness Area N of Grootvadersbosch.
General notes: Fynbos over sandstone. Subshrub c. 50cm tall, in damp places. Plant with pleasant lemon-like scent. Petals pink with purple markings.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0795671-0 Collector(s) & number: Vlok, JHJ, 2052 | 1988-11-10
South Africa, Western Cape, Langeberg Mountains, next to forestry track to Helderfontein.
General notes: Det: L. Dreyer
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
This map contains point-based occurrences at different locations
2012
SERIES CHAPTER
Geraniaceae: Pelargonium L'Hér. Vorster, PJIn: J Manning & P Goldblatt (eds), Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 1: The Core Cape flora. Strelitzia 29: 587-598
South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria
1985
PERIODICAL/JOURNAL
A taxonomic revision of the type section of Pelargonium L'Hérit. (Geraniaceae) Van der Walt, JJABothalia 15(3 & 4)345-385
No results found for Pelargonium tomentosum Jacq.
Status and criteria
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