Classification
Class
Magnoliopsida Brongn.
Order
Geraniales Juss. ex Bercht. & J.Presl
Family
Geraniaceae
Genus
Geranium L.
 Nomenclature
Scientific Name:
Geranium homeanum Turcz., Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 36: 591 (1863)
Synonymy:
Type: NEW ZEALAND: North Island, KW, barcode KW001001016, (lectotype, designated by Mosyakin & de Lange 2019)
  • = Geranium australe Nees (1844) nom. illeg.
  • = Geranium dissectum var. glabratum Hook.f., Bot. Antarct. Voy. II. (Fl. Nov.-Zel.) Part I, 39 (1852)
  • = Geranium parviflorum Willd., Enum. Pl. [Willdenow] 716 (1809) nom. illeg.
Vernacular Name(s):
Pinakitere
 Description

Perennial herb; taproot cylindric, to c. 2 cm diam., often divided; caulorrhiza short and stout, bearing a number of flowering stems. Hairs variable, the longer ones mostly curved or bent near base. Petiole of basal lvs to c. 30 cm long; hairs denser distally and mostly appressed to ascending. Lamina to c. 9 cm diam., reniform to orbicular, lobed to 3/4-⅞ way to midrib; lobes usually 5–7, obovate, sparsely hairy on both sides, obtuse, mucronate, the larger lobes usually with (5)–9 teeth; median and longer lateral teeth oblong-obovate. Cauline lvs similar to basal but smaller, with few lobes. Flowering stem glabrescent; hairs mostly appressed to ascending; bracteoles ± linear; fls in pairs. Outer sepals 3–3.5 × c. 2.5 mm, ovate-elliptic; inner sepals narrower, with hyaline margins; hairs short and appressed. Petals c. 4.5 × 3 mm, obovate, pale pink. Mericarps hairy; beak to 12 mm long. Seed c. 2 × 1.2 mm, oblong, reddish brown; dorsal alveolae mostly rectangular, rather shallow.

[From: Webb et al. (1988) Flora of New Zealand. Volume 4.]

 Biostatus
Indigenous (Non-endemic)
 Phenology

Flowering: Sep.–Apr.

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