Geranium (Geraniaceae) in the New World

Description

The dataset includes 8937 records that covers genus Geranium the New World, providing an updated, taxonomically consistent and a sound geographical distribution of the 137 species of Geranium in America. These are the studied specimens on which following monograph was based: Aedo, Carlos (2012). Revision of Geranium (Geraniaceae) in the New World. Systematic Botany Monographs 95: 550p.

Besides the exhaustive taxonomic work done, and reflected in the dataset, a detailed revision of the locality of the specimens was performed, and geographic coordinates could be assigned with a 1 minute accuracy in c. 6500 records. Duplicate specimens kept in different collections have been aggregated into single records. Specimens from 128 herbaria were reviewed. These were supplemented by others collected during nine field trips, which allowed to know better the variability of characters within populations, and refine species distribution ranges. These expeditions took place in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Peru, United States and Venezuela, and yielded 235 herbarium specimens of Geranium belonging to 46 species.

The potential for this dataset to be widely reused is very high, given the level of taxonomic and geographic scrutiny this dataset encompasses, its completeness, and the fact that Geranium is a well-known genus, widely used in horticulture and for pharmaceutical products.

Goals

This dataset gathers the primary data organized to support a modern and comprehensive monograph of Geranium in America.

How to cite

Aedo, C. & F. Pando (2015) Revision of Geranium (Geraniaceae) in the New World: specimens database. Real Jardín Botánico-CSIC.

Temporal coverage

1787-01-01 to 2012-01-01.

Taxonomic range

The Geranium (Geraniaceae) in the New World collection includes members from the following taxa:
Erodioidea, Geraniaceae, Geraniales, Geranium, Magnoliophyta, Magnoliopsida and Robertianum.

Geographic range

The New World: South America, Central America and North America.

Number of specimens in the collection

Click the Records & Statistics tab to access those database records that are available through the atlas.

Sub-collections

The Geranium (Geraniaceae) in the New World collection contains these significant collections:

• A Distribution and Taxonomic Reference Dataset of Geranium (Geraniaceae) in the New World

Metadata last updated on 2023-08-25 09:56:00.0