Geranium chimborazense

Overview

Vulnerable

Description

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Genus Geranium

Annual or perennial herbs. Leaves usually alternate, stipulate , variously divided . Peduncles (1-) 2-flowered. Flowers often showy, regular, usually 5-merous. Petals alternating with 5 nectiferous glands . Stamens (5-) 10, staminodes occasional. Carpels usually 5, adnate , separating septifragally from the central axis at maturity. Ovary 5-lobed. Fruit schizocarpic, of 5 mericarps which remain attached to an elastically coiling stylar axis upwards; mericarps without apical pits.

A genus of c. 400 species, mainly distributed in the temperate zone of N. Hemisphere, but also in the tropics. Represented in Pakistan by 22 species. The large flowered perennials are difficult to key out satisfactorily unless there is ample information on the nature of the underground parts, flower colour, shape and size of the leaves and the fruits. In the key that follows, I have used the following terminology: segments for primary division of leaves; lobes for secondary division . The sepal length excludes the awn . The beak length (in fruit) excludes the styles.[1]

Habitat

Ecology:
List of Habitats :4.7Grassland - Subtropical/Tropical High Altitude

Taxonomy

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Domain: Eukaryota () - Whittaker & Margulis,1978 - eukaryotes
- Kingdom: Plantae () - Haeckel, 1866 - Plants
  - Subkingdom: Viridaeplantae () - Cavalier-Smith, 1981
    - Phylum: Tracheophyta () - Sinnott, 1935 Ex Cavalier-Smith, 1998 - Vascular Plants
      - Subphylum: Euphyllophytina ()
        Infraphylum: Radiatopses () - Kenrick & Crane, 1997
        Class: Magnoliopsida () - Brongniart, 1843 - Dicotyledons
        Subclass: Rosidae () - Takhtajan, 1967
        Superorder: Geranianae () - (Dumortier, 1829) Takhtajan, 1997
        Order: Geraniales () - Dumortier, 1829
        Family: Geraniaceae () - Adans., 1763, Nom. Cons.
        Genus: Geranium () - L., Sp. Pl. 676. 1753. & Gen. Pl. ed. 5:832.1754 - Geranium
        Specific epithet: chimborazense - R.Knuth
        Botanical name: - Geranium chimborazense R.Knuth

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: Aedo C. , 23-Nov-2006

Similar Species

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Members of the genus Geranium

ZipcodeZoo has pages for 1610 species, subspecies, varieties, forms, and cultivars in this genus. Here are just 100 of them:

G. abetulinum · G. abortivum · G. abrotanifolium · G. acerifolium · G. acetosum · G. aculeolatum · G. aequale (Awnless Geranium) · G. aequatoriale (Cranesbill) · G. aethiopicum · G. aff. collinum · G. aff. platyanthum · G. aff. polyanthes · G. affine · G. africanum · G. 'Alan Mayes' · G. 'Alaska' · G. albanum · G. albanum 'Pink and Stripes' · G. albicans (Roundleaf Geranium) · G. albidum · G. albiflorum · G. album · G. alceoides · G. alchemilloides · G. sylvaticum · G. alpicola · G. altaicum · G. althaeoides · G. 'Amanda's Blush' · G. amatolicum · G. amoenum · G. anceps · G. andicola · G. andringitrense · G. anemonaefolium · G. anemonifolium · G. anemonoides · G. angulosum · G. angustipetalum · G. 'Anne Thomson' (Hardy Cranesbill) · G. 'Ann Folkard' (Ann Folkard Cranesbill) · G. 'Ann Folkard' × psilostemon · G. 'Ann Foulkard' · G. antipodeum · G. antisanae · G. antrorsum · G. aphanoides · G. apiiodorum · G. appendiculatum · G. arabicum arabicum · G. arachnoideum · G. arborescens · G. arboreum (Hawaiian Red-Flowered Geranium) · G. ardjunense · G. arduinum · G. arenarium · G. argenteum · G. 'Aria' · G. aristatum (Cranesbill) · G. articulatum · G. asperum · G. asphodeloides (Hedgerow Geranium) · G. asphodeloides asphodeloides · G. asphodeloides asphodeloides 'Prince Regent' · G. asphodeloides asphodeloides white-flowered · G. asphodeloides 'Catforth Sam' · G. asphodeloides crenophilum · G. asphodeloides 'Gorer's Pink' · G. asphodeloides sintenisii · G. asphodeloides 'Starlight' · G. asplenioides · G. astragalifolium · G. atlanticum · G. atropurpureum · G. atropurpureum Heller var. cowenii (Rydb.) Dorn (Western Purple Cranesbill) · G. attenuilobum · G. attenuilobum var. viscosissimum · G. auritum · G. 'Aussie Gem' · G. austroapeninum · G. austroapenninum · G. ayacuchense · G. ayavacense · G. 'Aya' · G. azorelloides · G. 'Baby Blue' · G. 'Balansae' · G. balgooyi · G. barbatum · G. pratense · G. dissectum · G. baurianum · G. bellum · G. bequaertii · G. bergianum · G. berterianum · G. berteroanum · G. 'Bertie Crug' · G. besseanum · G. 'Bethany'

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Notes

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Contributors

Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2006. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Accessed April 19, 2007.
Geranium Taxonomic Information System 2006.
Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed March 03, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from provider.
León-Yánez, S. & Pitman, N. 2004. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 19, 2008.

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal March 03, 2008:

Missouri Botanical Garden

Identifiers

Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 5901960
Globally Unique Identifier: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:372887-1
International Plant Names Index (IPNI) ID: 109104-2
IUCN ID: 45287
Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 1028333

Footnotes

Yasin J Nasir "Geranium". in Flora of Pakistan . Published by Science Press (Beijing) and Missouri Botanical Garden Press. Online at EFloras.org. [back]