Jenkinsonia

Morphological Summary

Genus of geophytic plants in the family Geraniaceae, with well-developed tuberous roots that allow survival through dry seasons. Closely allied to Pelargonium — sometimes treated as section Jenkinsonia within that genus — and originally described by Sweet. Its members are low-growing shrublets with showy zygomorphic flowers in pink and purple tones, characteristic of the bulbous and caudiform flora of the South African Cape.