Jussieu, A.L. de (4 August 1789), Genera Plantarum: 268 [tax. nov.]

• Type: Geranium L.

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Carolin, R.C. in Jessop, J.P. (ed.) (1981), Geraniaceae. Flora of Central Australia: 178 [secondary reference]

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taxonomic synonym: Erodiaceae Horan. legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2008), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

orthographic variant: Gerania Juss. orth. var.

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

Mabberley, D.J. (1 May 2008), Mabberley's Plant-Book Edn. 3: 356, 934 [secondary reference]

The Angiosperm Phylogeny Group (2009), An update of the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group classification for the orders and families of flowering plants: APG III. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 161(2): 113 [secondary reference]

Barrett, Russell & Tay, Eng Pin (2016), Perth Plants: a Field Guide to the Bushland and Coastal Flora of Kings Park and Bold Park Edn. 2: 23 (photo) [secondary reference]

common name: Geranium [n/a]

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