Stellenbosch University Botanical Garden, South Africa

Common name: wildemalva, wild pelargonium, horseshoe geranium, tree pelargonium

Family: Geraniaceae (Geranium)

Distribution: Western Cape

IUCN Red list: Not evaluated

National red list: Least Concern

Comments: Traditionally this pelargonium was used medicinally to cure colic, kidney ailments, diarrhoea, coughs and fevers. The leaves were used as a poultice for bruises, stings and abscesses. In the nineteenth century it was used as a hedge-row ornamental in Cape Town. It is also useful as a cut flower as the branches last for many weeks in water.