Compilation
Pelargonium mossambicense

Decumbent perennial herb, scented; stems up to 1 m. long, with very short lateral branches in one of the axils of apparently opposite leaves, often reddish, older parts woody; internodes (1) 4–7 (16) cm.; vegetative parts, peduncles and pedicels glandular and pubescent; hairs patent, or ± appressed on the leaves; glands often short-stalked. Leaf-lamina 1·5–6 × 2–7 cm., very broadly ovate to depressed-ovate, base cordate, 3–5-palmatifid or -lobed; segments with 2–3 shallow obtuse to subacute lobes with crenate margin; petiole 1–7 (16) cm. long; stipules 4–11 × 3–7 mm., lanceolate to ovate, acute to acuminate, sometimes bifid, membranous. Inflorescence a terminal pseudumbel of 2–5 flowers; peduncle 1–6 (12) cm. long, leaf-opposed or in the axil of the smaller of two apparently opposite leaves; bracts 5–8, 4–6 × 1–2 mm., lanceolate to narrowly ovate, acute, membranous; free part of pedicel 6–17 (35) mm. long. Spur 6–11 (15) mm. long. Sepals 6–7 × 1–4 mm., lorate to oblong, acute to apiculate, pubescent and glandular. Petals 5, white to pink with purple veins, 7–11 (15) × 3–4 mm.; 2 posterior ones symmetrically to asymmetrically spathulate; 3 anterior ones narrowly obovate to obovate, unguiculate. Stamens with fertile filaments 7, 3–5 (6) mm. long, sterile filaments (staminodes) 3, 1–2 mm. long, all 10 connate at the base for 0·5–1·5 mm.; anthers 1–1·5 × 0·8–1 mm. Ovary with basal part tomentose; rostrum pubescent; style 1–3 mm. long; stigma 1–1·5 mm. long. Mature fruits not seen.