Geranium traversii var. elegans Cockayne

Details

Name scientific

Geranium traversii var. elegans Cockayne, Trans. & Proc. New Zealand Inst. 34: 320 (1901 [1902])

Preferred name

Geranium traversii Hook.f.

Taxonomy reference

Webb, C.J.; Sykes, W.R.; Garnock-Jones, P.J. 1988: Flora of New Zealand. Vol. IV. Naturalised Pteridophytes, Gymnosperms, Dicotyledons. Botany Division DSIR, Christchurch.

Nomenclature

Original authors

Cockayne

Authors

Cockayne

Publication place

Cockayne, L. 1902: A short account of the plant-covering of Chatham Island. Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute 34: 243–325.

Year published

1901

Year on publication

1902

Publication page

320

Nomenclatural code

ICN

Basionym

Geranium traversii var. elegans Cockayne

Taxonomic rank

var.

Canonical form

Geranium traversii var. elegans

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Geraniales

Family

Geraniaceae

Genus

Geranium

Species

traversii

Descriptions

Allan, H.H. 1961: Flora of New Zealand. Vol. I. Indigenous Tracheophyta: Psilopsida, Lycopsida, Filicopsida, Gymnospermae, Dicotyledones. Government Printer, Wellington.

Geranium traversii var. elegans Cockayne

Description

Fls rather larger, petals pink, veined on upper surface with fine lines of darker pink.

Taxonomic concepts

Name

Cited name

Reference

Preferred name

Parent name

Geranium traversii var. elegans Cockayne

Geranium traversii var. elegans Cockayne

Allan, H.H. (1961)

Geranium traversii var. elegans Cockayne

Geranium traversii var. elegans Cockayne

Webb, C.J.; Sykes, W.R.; Garnock-Jones, P.J. (1988)

Geranium traversii Hook.f.

Notes

Note type

editorial

Note text

Webb et al. 1988: "... Most plants in cultivation probably represent var. elegans Cockayne, Trans. Proc. N.Z. Inst. 34: 320 (1902), a minor variant unworthy of varietal status. It is said to have fls rather larger than the type and petals pink with darker veins."

Note reference

Webb, C.J.; Sykes, W.R.; Garnock-Jones, P.J. 1988: Flora of New Zealand. Vol. IV. Naturalised Pteridophytes, Gymnosperms, Dicotyledons. Botany Division DSIR, Christchurch.

Metadata

Record id

ddc45536-fb48-47c8-bc4b-443c75302685

Record class

scientific name

Record source

Names_Plants

Date added

11 March 2004

Date last updated

11 March 2004

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