295.0000
Family
Geraniaceae Juss.; Gen. Pl.: 268 (1789), nom. cons.
5 genera, ca. 800 spp.
Species listed in database: 768; hybrids: 16
= Erodiaceae Horan.; Char. Ess. Fam.: 192 (1847)
= Geranieae Sweet; Geraniaceae 1: vii (1820)
= Geraniineae Bessey; C. K. Adams, Johnson´s Universal Cyclop. 8: 461 (1895)
= Geranioideae Arn.; Botany: 103 (1832)
= Hypseocharitaceae Wedd.; Chlor. Andina 2: 288 (1861), Family
= Pelargonieae Sweet; Geraniaceae 1: viii (1820)
295.0003
Genus
Monsonia L.; Mant. 1: 14 (1767)
Distribution: Africa, Madagascar, SW-Asia eastward to NW-India. Sarcocaulon is sometimes kept separate.
Species listed in database: 40
= Olopetalum Klotzsch; Linnaea 10: 428 (1835)
= Sarcocaulon (DC.) Sweet; Hort. Brit. ed. I. 73 (1826)
species :
Monsonia angustifolia
E.Mey.; Drège, Zwei Pfl. Docum. 203 (1843) ex A. Rich. (1847)
Distribution: Nigeria; E-D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Ethiopia; Eritrea; Somalia; Uganda; Kenya; Tanzania; Zambia; Malawi; Zimbabwe; Mozambique; Namibia; Botswana; South Africa (Limpopo, Gauteng, Mpulamanga, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, E-Cape Prov.); Lesotho; Eswatini [Swaziland]; Madagascar
22 NGA 23 ZAI 24 ERI ETH SOM 25 KEN TAN UGA 26 MLW MOZ ZAM ZIM 27 BOT LES NAM SAF SWZ 29 MDG
Synonyms: hidden
= Monsonia biflora var. angustifolia Burtt Davy; Man. Pl. Transvaal 1: 193 (1926)
= Monsonia biflora var. pygmaea Chiov.; Nuovo Giorn. Bot. Ital., n.s. 26: 151 (1919)
species :
Monsonia attenuata
Harv. & Sond.; Fl. Cap. 1: 155 (1860)
Distribution: South Africa (Mpulamanga, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal); Eswatini [Swaziland]
27 SAF SWZ
Synonyms: hidden
= Monsonia belfastensis R.Knuth; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 40: 220 (1936)
species :
Monsonia biflora
DC.; Prod. 1: 138 (1824)
Distribution: Germany [I]; Angola; Zimbabwe; Namibia; Botswana; South Africa (Limpopo, Gauteng, Free State, E-Cape Prov.); Lesotho; Madagascar
11 ger 26 ANG ZIM 27 BOT LES NAM SAF 29 MDG
Synonyms: hidden
= Monsonia betschuanica R.Knuth; Engl. Pflanzenreich, Geraniac. 298 (1912)
= Monsonia burkeana Planch. ex Harv. & Sond.; Fl. Cap. 1: 155 (1860)
= Monsonia glandulosissima Schinz; Bull. Herb. Boiss. Ser. II. 3: 822 (1903)
= Monsonia malviflora Schinz; Bull. Herb. Boiss. Ser. II. 3: 821 (1903)
species :
Monsonia brevirostrata
R.Knuth; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 40: 67 (1907)
Distribution: South Africa (Mpulamanga, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal); Lesotho
27 LES SAF
species :
Monsonia camdeboensis
(Moffett) F.Albers; S. Afr. J. Bot. 62(6): 346 (1996)
Distribution: South Africa (N-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Sarcocaulon camdeboense Moffett; Bothalia 12(4): 593 (1979)
species :
Monsonia ciliata
(Moffett) F.Albers; S. Afr. J. Bot. 62(6): 346 (1996)
Distribution: South Africa (N-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Sarcocaulon ciliatum Moffett; Bothalia 12(4): 599 (1979)
species :
Monsonia crassicaulis
(S.E.A.Rehm) F.Albers; S. Afr. J. Bot. 62(6): 346 (1996)
Distribution: Namibia; South Africa (N-Cape Prov., W-Cape Prov.)
27 NAM SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Sarcocaulon crassicaule S.E.A.Rehm; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 67: 271 (1935)
species :
Monsonia deserticola
Dinter ex R.Knuth; Engl. Pflanzenreich, Geraniac. 304 (1912)
Distribution: Namibia
27 NAM
Synonyms: hidden
= Monsonia depressa Dinter ex Schinz; Vierteljahrsschr. Nat. Ges. Zürich 76: 144 (1931)
species :
Monsonia drudeana
Schinz; Verh. Bot. Ver. Brandenb. 31: 182 (1890)
Distribution: Namibia
27 NAM
species :
Monsonia emarginata
(L.f.) L´Hér.; Geraniologia: t. 41 (1792 publ. 1802)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov., E-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Erodium undulatum Salisb.; Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton: 311 (1796)
= Geranium emarginatum L.f.; Suppl. 306 (1782)
= Monsonia ovata Cav.; Diss. 4: 193, t. 113, f. 1 (1788)
= Olopetalum ovatum (Cav.) Klotzsch; Linnaea 10: 429 (1836)
species :
Monsonia flavescens
(S.E.A.Rehm) F.Albers; S. Afr. J. Bot. 62(6): 346 (1996)
Distribution: Namibia; South Africa (N-Cape Prov.)
27 NAM SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Sarcocaulon flavescens S.E.A.Rehm; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 67: 271 (1935)
species :
Monsonia galpinii
Schltr. ex R.Knuth; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 40: 63 (1907)
Distribution: South Africa (E-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
species :
Monsonia glauca
R.Knuth; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 40: 64 (1907)
Distribution: Kenya; Tanzania; Zimbabwe; Mozambique; Namibia; Botswana; South Africa (Limpopo, North-West Prov., E-Cape Prov.); Lesotho
25 KEN TAN 26 MOZ ZIM 27 BOT LES NAM SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Monsonia griquana Schltr. ex R.Knuth; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 40: 64 (1907), nomen
= Monsonia lancifolia Burtt Davy; Man. Pl. Transvaal 1: 47 (1926)
= Monsonia ovata subsp. glauca (R.Knuth) L.F.Bowden & T.Müll.; Fl. Zambes. 2: 137 (1963)
= Monsonia stricta R.Knuth; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 15: 137 (1918)
species :
Monsonia grandifolia
R.Knuth; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 40: 63 (1907)
Distribution: South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal, E-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Monsonia alexandraensis R.Knuth; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 15: 137 (1918)
= Monsonia lanceolata R.Knuth; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 40: 65 (1907)
= Monsonia rudatisii R.Knuth; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 15: 138 (1918)
species :
Monsonia heliotropioides
(Cav.) Boiss.; Fl. 1: 897 (1867)
Distribution: ?S-Morocco; S-Algeria; Libya; Egypt (Eastern Desert, Great Southwestern Desert, SE-Egypt); Mali; Niger; N-Chad (Tibesti, Ennedi); NE-Sudan; Iran (S-Iran); Israel (Rift Valley, Judean Desert); Sinai peninsula (C-Sinai); Saudi Arabia (C-Saudi Arabia, Hejaz, Asir); Bahrain; Qatar; United Arab Emirates; Oman (Dhofar, Mascat & Oman); Yemen (Inner Hadhramaut, SW-Yemen); Pakistan (Karachi, Sind, Baluchistan, Waziristan, Pakistani Punjab); India (almost throughout)
20 ALG EGY LBY 22 MLI NGR 24 CHA SUD 34 IRN ISR SIN 35 BAR OMA QAT SAU UAE YEM 40 IND PAK
Synonyms: hidden
= Erodium heliotropioides (Cav.) Willd.; Sp. Pl. ed. 4. 3: 638 (1800)
= Geranium heliotropioides Cav.; Monad. Class. Diss. Dec. 4: 220, t. 113, f. 2 (1787)
= Monsonia asiatica Vicary; J. As. Soc. Beng. 16: II. 1161 (1847)
= Monsonia densiflora Täckh. & Boulos; Publ. Cairo Univ. Herb. 5: 48, t. 9 (1972)
= Monsonia heliotropioides var. albiflora Quézel; Bull. Soc. Hist. Nat. Afrique N. 45: 63 (1954)
= Monsonia heliotropioides var. hassibii Täckh. & Boulos; Publ. Cairo Univ. Herb. 5: 48 (1972 publ. 1974)
= Monsonia hispida Boiss.; Diagn. Pl. Orient. ser. 1, 8: 120 (1849)
= Monsonia mallica Edgew.; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 6: 200 (1862)
species :
Monsonia herrei
(L.Bolus) F.Albers; S. Afr J. Bot. 62(6): 346 (1996)
Distribution: South Africa (N-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Monsonia lheritieri DC.; Prodr. 1: 638 (1824), nom. superfl.
= Monsonia obcordata E.Mey.; Drège, Zwei Pflanzengeogr. Dokum.: 203 (1843), nomen
= Monsonia spinosa L´Hér.; Geraniologia: t. 42 (1792 publ. 1802)
= Sarcocaulon herrei L.Bolus; S. Afr. Gard. 22: 109, 1 10 (1932)
species :
Monsonia ignea
Schinz; Bull. Herb. Boiss. 3: 399 (1895)
Distribution: SE-Ethiopia; N-Somalia
24 ETH SOM
Synonyms: hidden
= Monsonia uniflora Chiov.; Fl. Somala, 121 (1929)
species :
Monsonia ignorata
Merxm. & Schreib.; Mitt. Bot. Staatssamml. München 5: 557 (1965)
Distribution: Namibia
27 NAM
species :
Monsonia inermis
(S.E.A.Rehm) F.Albers; S. Afr. J. Bot. 62(6): 346 (1996)
Distribution: Namibia
27 NAM
Synonyms: hidden
= Sarcocaulon inerme Rehm; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 67: 269 (1935)
species :
Monsonia lanuginosa
R.Knuth; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 40: 62 (1907)
Distribution: South Africa (Mpulamanga)
27 SAF
species :
Monsonia lavrani
(Halda) C.C.Walker; Cact. World 26: 249 (2008)
Distribution: Namibia
27 NAM
Remarks: provisionally accepted name
Synonyms: hidden
= Sarcocaulon lavrani Halda; Cactaceae (Bratislava) 7: 123 (1997)
species :
Monsonia lheritieri
(Sweet) Steud.; Nom. ed. II. 2: 158 (1841)
Distribution: South Africa (N-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Geranium spinosum Burm.f.; Spec. Bot. Geran.: 16 (1759)
= Monsonia burmanni DC.; Prodr. 1: 638 (1824)
= Pelargonium speciosum Willd.; Enum. Hort. Berol. 706 (1809)
= Sarcocaulon burmanni (DC.) Sweet; Hort. Brit.: 73 (1826), nom. superfl.
= Sarcocaulon lheritieri (DC.) Sweet; Hort. Brit. ed. I. 73 (1826)
= Sarcocaulon spinosum (Burm.f.) Druce; Rep. Bot. Exch. Cl. Brit. Isles, 644 (1916 publ. 1917)
= Sarcocaulon spinosum (Burm.f.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 3: II. 33 (1898)
= Sarcocaulon spinosum var. hirsutum S.E.A.Rehm; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 67: 268 (1935)
species :
Monsonia longipes
R.Knuth; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 40: 66 (1907)
Distribution: Rwanda; Ethiopia; Kenya; Tanzania
23 RWA 24 ETH 25 KEN TAN
Synonyms: hidden
= Monsonia keniensis R.Knuth & Mildbr.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 28: 89 (1930)
= Monsonia longipes var. boranensis Cufod.; Miss. Biol. Borana, Racc. Bot., Angiosp.-Gymnosp.: 90 (1939)
= Monsonia orientaliafricana R.Knuth; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 28: 90 (1930)
= Monsonia pumila Standl.; Smithsonian Misc. Collect. 68(5): 8 (1917)
species :
Monsonia luederitziana
Focke & Schinz; Verh. Bot. Ver. Brandenb., Abhandl. 29: 60 (1888)
Distribution: Namibia; South Africa (N-Cape Prov.)
27 NAM SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Monsonia namaensis Dinter; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 16: 344 (1920)
species :
Monsonia marlothii
(Engl.) F.Albers; S. Afr. J. Bot. 62(6): 346 (1996)
Distribution: Namibia
27 NAM
Synonyms: hidden
= Sarcocaulon marlothii Engl.; Bot. Jahrb. 10: 31 (1888)
species :
Monsonia mossamedensis
Welw.; Oliv., Fl. Trop. Afr. 1: 290 (1868)
Distribution: SW-Angola; Namibia
26 ANG 27 NAM
Synonyms: hidden
= Sarcocaulon mossamedense (Welw. ex Oliv.) Hiern; Cat. Welw. Afr. Pl. 1: 108 (1900)
species :
Monsonia multifida
E.Mey.; Drège, Zwei Pfl. Docum. 203 (1843)
Distribution: Namibia; South Africa (N-Cape Prov.)
27 NAM SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Sarcocaulon multifidum E.Mey. ex R.Knuth; Engl. Pflanzenreich, Geraniac. 312 (1912)
species :
Monsonia natalensis
R.Knuth; Engl. Pflanzenreich, Geraniac. 296 (1912)
Distribution: South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal)
27 SAF
species :
Monsonia nivea
(Decne.) Decne. ex Webb; Fragm. Florul. Aethiop.-Aeg. 2: 59 (1854)
Distribution: Morocco; Algeria; Tunisia; Libya; Egypt (Desert Oases, Eastern Desert, Great Southwestern Desert, NE-Egypt, SE-Egypt); Mauritania; Niger; N-Chad; Sudan; Iran (S-Iran); Israel (Rift Valley, Negev Desert); Sinai peninsula (N-Sinai, S-Sinai); Jordania (S-Jordania); Saudi Arabia (C-Saudi Arabia, Dahana, NE-Saudi Arabia, N-Saudi Arabia, Nafud Desert, Hejaz, Midyan, Rub al Khali, Asir, Nejd Desert); Kuwait; Bahrain; Qatar; United Arab Emirates; Oman (Mascat & Oman); Yemen (coastal Hadhramaut, Inner Hadhramaut, W-Yemen)
20 ALG EGY LBY MOR TUN 22 MTN NGR 24 CHA SUD 34 IRN ISR JOR SIN 35 BAR KUW OMA QAT SAU UAE YEM
Synonyms: hidden
= Erodium bonacellii Pamp.; Agric. Colon. 22: 365 (1928)
= Erodium glaucophyllum Bové ex Decne.; Ann. Sci. Nat. Ser. II. 3: 285 (1835)
= Erodium niveum Decne.; Ann. Sci. Nat. Ser. II. 3: 285 (1835)
= Monsonia commixta Rech.f., Aellen & Esfand.; Anz. Oesterr. Akad. Wiss., Math.-Naturwiss. Kl. 87: 300 (1950)
= Monsonia heliotropioides subsp. garamantum Quézel; [nom. nud.]
= Monsonia heliotropioides var. nivea (Decne.) P.Guinet & Sauvage; Trav. Inst. Sci. Chérifien, Sér. Gén. 2: 107 (1954)
= Monsonia nivea var. intermedia Täckh. & Boulos; Publ. Cairo Univ. Herb. 5: 48 (1972 publ. 1974)
= Monsonia nivea var. villosa Täckh. & Boulos; Publ. Cairo Univ. Herb. 5: 48 (1972 publ. 1974)
species :
Monsonia parvifolia
Schinz; Verh. Bot. Ver. Brandenb., Abhandl. 29: 60 (1888)
Distribution: Namibia; South Africa (N-Cape Prov.)
27 NAM SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Monsonia senegalensis var. hirsutissima Harv.
species :
Monsonia patersonii
DC.; Prod. 1: 639 (1824)
Distribution: Namibia; South Africa (N-Cape Prov.)
27 NAM SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Sarcocaulon patersonii (DC.) G.Don; Gen. Syst. 1: 715 (1831)
= Sarcocaulon patersonii Eckl. & Zeyh.; Enum. Pl. Afric. Austral. 57 (1834-1835)
= Sarcocaulon rigidum f. parviflorum S.E.A.Rehm; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 67: 266 (1935)
= Sarcocaulon rigidum Schinz; Verh. Bot. Vereins Prov. Brandenburg 29: 59 (1888)
= Sarcocaulon rigidum subsp. glabrum S.E.A.Rehm; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 67: 266 (1935)
species :
Monsonia peniculina
(Moffett) F.Albers; S. Afr J. Bot. 62(6): 346 (1996)
Distribution: Namibia
27 NAM
Synonyms: hidden
= Sarcocaulon peniculinum Moffett; Bothalia 12(4): 610 (1979)
= Sarcocaulon ernii Dinter ex Range; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 36: 244 (1934), nomen
species :
Monsonia praemorsa
E.Mey.; Drège, Zwei Pfl. Docum. 203 (1843) ex R. Knuth
Distribution: South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal)
27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Monsonia arabica Steud.; Nom. ed. II. 2: 158 (1841)
= Monsonia senecioides R.Knuth; Engl. Pflanzenreich, Geraniac. 301 (1912)
= Olopetalum ovatum Klotzsch; Linnaea 10: 429 (1835)
species :
Monsonia salmoniflora
(Moffett) F.Albers; S. Afr. J. Bot 62(6): 346 (1996)
Distribution: Namibia; Botswana; South Africa (Free State, N-Cape Prov., W-Cape Prov.)
27 BOT NAM SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Monsonia apiculata E.Mey.; Drège, Zwei Pflanzengeogr. Dokum.: 203 (1843), nomen
= Monsonia macilenta E.Mey.; Drège, Zwei Pflanzengeogr. Dokum.: 203 (1843), nomen
= Sarcocaulon lheritieri var. brevimucronatum Schinz; Verh. Bot. Vereins Prov. Brandenburg 29: 58 (1888)
= Sarcocaulon patersonii subsp. badium S.E.A.Rehm; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 67: 269 (1935)
= Sarcocaulon patersonii subsp. curvatum S.E.A.Rehm; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 67: 269 (1935)
= Sarcocaulon salmoniflorum Moffett; Bothalia 12(4): 590 (1979), nom.
species :
Monsonia senegalensis
Guill. & Perr.; Fl. Seneg. Tent. 1: 131 (1831)
Distribution: Egypt (SE-Egypt); Cape Verde Isl. (Sao Vicente Isl., Ilha de Maio); Mauritania; Senegal; Mali; Burkina Faso; Niger; Nigeria; Cameroon; Chad; Sudan; Ethiopia; Kenya; Tanzania; Angola; Zimbabwe; Mozambique; Botswana; South Africa (Limpopo); Saudi Arabia (Hejaz, Nejd Desert); Pakistan (Karachi, Sind, Baluchistan); India (almost throughout)
20 EGY 21 CVI 22 BKN MLI MTN NGA NGR SEN 23 CMN 24 CHA ETH SUD 25 KEN TAN 26 ANG MOZ ZIM 27 BOT SAF 35 SAU 40 IND PAK
Synonyms: hidden
= Erodium chumbulense Munro; Icon. Pl. Ind. Orient. (Wight) 3(4): 5, t. 1074 (1846)
= Erodium violifolium Turcz.; Bull. Soc. Nat. Mosc. 36: I. 592 (1863)
= Geranium lawianum Nimmo; J. Graham Cat. Pl. Bomb. Add. post Ind. (1839)
= Monsonia chumbalensis Wight; Icon. Pl. Ind. Orient. 3: t. 1047 (1846)
= Monsonia lawiana Stocks ex Wight; Calc. J. Nat. Hist. 7: 19 (1847)
species :
Monsonia speciosa
L.; Mant. 1: 105 (1767)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Erodium speciosum (L.) Salisb.; Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton 312 (1796)
= Geranium anemonoides Thunb.; Prodr. Pl. Cap.: 112 (1800)
= Geranium grandiflorum Cav.; Diss. 4: 194 (1787), nom. illeg.
= Geranium monsonia Thunb.; Prodr. Pl. Cap.: 112 (1800)
= Geranium speciosum (L.) Thunb.; Prodr. Pl. Cap.: 112 (1800)
= Monsonia dregeana C.Presl; Abh. Königl. Böhm. Ges. Wiss., ser. 5, 3: 456 (1845)
= Monsonia filia L.f.; Suppl. Pl.: 341 (1782)
= Monsonia grandiflora Burm.f.; Fl. Indica, Prodr. Fl. Cap.: 23 (1768)
= Monsonia incisa Dum.Cours.; Bot. Cult., ed. 2, 5: 49 (1811)
= Monsonia lobata Montin; Kongl. Götheborgska Wetensk. Samhällets Handl., Wetensk. Afd. 2: 1 (1780)
= Monsonia pilosa Willd.; Enum. Pl.: 717 (1809)
= Monsonia tenuifolia Willd.; Sp. Pl. ed. 4. 3: 717 (1800)
species :
Monsonia transvaalensis
R.Knuth; Engl. Pflanzenreich, Geraniac. 299 (1912)
Distribution: South Africa (Mpulamanga)
27 SAF
species :
Monsonia trilobata
Kers; Bot. Notiser, 121: 48 (1968)
Distribution: Namibia
27 NAM
species :
Monsonia umbellata
Harv.; Harv. & Sond., Fl. Cap. 1: 255 (1860)
Distribution: SW-Angola; Namibia; South Africa (N-Cape Prov.)
26 ANG 27 NAM SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Monsonia rehmii Suess. & Karl; Mitt. Bot. Staatssamml. München, Heft 2, 47 (1950)
species :
Monsonia vanderietiae
(L.Bolus) F.Albers; S. Afr. J. Bot. 62(6): 346 (1996)
Distribution: South Africa (N-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Sarcocaulon vanderietiae L.Bolus; S. Afr. Gard. 22: 109, 110, et in Kew Bull. 1932, 443 (1932)
