Aiton, W. (1789), Hortus Kewensis 2: 417 [tax. nov.]

• Type: (not designated).

• Comment: In the preface to volume 1 of Hortus Kewensis (1789), Aiton acknowledges "communications" of unpublished work sent to him by L'Héritier (p. vi) and cites several of these (p. xxi) in a list of "Books Quoted". This, combined with Aiton's citation of "PELARGONIUM. L'Herit. Geran.", is here considered to constitute ascription of the new taxon name to L'Héritier by Aiton under ICN Art. 46.2 (Shenzhen Code, 2018).

Willdenow, C.L. (1800), Species Plantarum Edn. 4, 3(1): 675 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (February 1862), Thalamiflorae. The Plants Indigenous to the Colony of Victoria 1: 170 [secondary reference]

Bentham, G. (30 May 1863), Flora Australiensis 1: 298 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 13 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (December 1889), Second Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 23 [secondary reference]

Kuntze, C.E.O. (5 November 1891), Revisio Generum Plantarum 1: 93 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Geraniospermum Kuntze nom. illeg.

Kuntze, C.E.O. in Post, T. von & Kuntze, O. (1903), Lexikon Generum Phanerogamarum: 246 [basionym]

basionym of: Geranium sect. Pelargonium (L'Hér.) Kuntze legitimate

Dixon, W.A. (1906), The Plants of New South Wales: 52-53 [secondary reference]

Hanks, L.T. & Small, J.K. (1907), North American Flora: 23 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: Pelargonium hirsutum (Burman f.) Aiton

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 72 [secondary reference]

common name: Stork's bill [n/a]

Black, J.M. (1924), Casuarinaceae - Euphorbiaceae. Flora of South Australia 2: 329 [secondary reference]

common name: Stork's bill [n/a]

• Etymology: From Greek pelargos, stork.

Black, J.M. (January 1948), Casuarinaceae-Euphorbiaceae. Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 2: 483 [secondary reference]

• Etymology: "From Greek pelargos, stork"

Curtis, W.M. (1956), The Student's Flora of Tasmania 1: 94 [secondary reference]

Beadle, N.C.W., Evans, O.D. & Carolin, R.C. (1962), Handbook of the Vascular Plants of the Sydney District and Blue Mountains: 172 [secondary reference]

Carolin, R.C. (1962), The genus Pelargonium L'Her. ex Ait. in Australia. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 86(3): 280-294 [secondary reference]

Eichler, Hj. (1965), Supplement to J.M.Black's Flora of South Australia (Second Edition, 1943-1957): 197-198 [secondary reference]

Carolin, R.C. (1967), Geraniaceae. Contributions from the New South Wales National Herbarium, Flora Series 102: 18-23 [secondary reference]

• Comment: Large number of species cultivated as ornamentals and referred to as 'Geraniums'.

Burbidge, N.T. & Gray, M. (1970), Flora of the Australian Capital Territory: 234 [secondary reference]

Curtis, W.M. & Morris, D.I. (1975), Angiospermae: Ranunculaceae to Myrtaceae. The Student's Flora of Tasmania Edn. 2, 1: 98 [secondary reference]

Cronquist, A.J. (1981), An Integrated System of Classification of Flowering Plants: 822, 828, 830 [secondary reference]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 132 [secondary reference]

Ross, E.M. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1984), Geraniaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 1: 399 [secondary reference]

Walt, J.J.A. van der (1985), A taxonomic revision of the type section of Pelargonium L'Hérit. (Geraniaceae). Bothalia 15(3&4): 346 [secondary reference]

Wheeler, J.R. in Marchant, N.G., Wheeler, J.R., Rye, B.L., Bennett, E.M., Lander, N.S. & Macfarlane, T.D. (1987), Geraniaceae. Flora of the Perth Region 1: 500 [secondary reference]

Harden, G.J. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1992), Geraniaceae. Flora of New South Wales 3: 29 [secondary reference]

Smith, L.P. & Walsh, N.G. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1999), Pelargonium. Flora of Victoria 4: 236-238 [secondary reference]

Wheeler, J.R., Marchant, N.G. & Lewington, M. (2002), Dicotyledons. Flora of the South West 2: 622 [secondary reference]

Albers, F. & van der Walt, J.J.A. in Kubitzki, K. (ed.) (2007), Geraniaceae. The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants 9: 164-165, Fig. 54 [secondary reference]

Mabberley, D.J. (1 May 2008), Mabberley's Plant-Book Edn. 3: 641 [secondary reference]

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2010), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Geranium sect. Pelargonium (L'Hér.) Kuntze legitimate taxonomic synonym: Geraniospermum Kuntze nom. illeg.

• APC Dist.: WA (native and naturalised), SA (native and naturalised), Qld (native and naturalised), NSW (native and naturalised), LHI (presumed extinct), NI (doubtfully naturalised), ACT, Vic (native and naturalised), Tas (native and naturalised)

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