Pelargonium graveolens

Taxonavigation[edit]

Taxonavigation: Geraniales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids II Ordo: Geraniales

Familia: Geraniaceae
Genus: Pelargonium
Subgenus: P. subg. Pelargonium
Sectio: P. sect. Pelargonium
Species: Pelargonium graveolens

Name[edit]

Pelargonium graveolens L'Hér. in W.Aiton, Hort. Kew. 2: 423 (1789).

Synonyms[edit]

Homotypic
- Geranium graveolens (L'Hér.) Thunb., Prodr. Pl. Cap.: 115. 1800.
Heterotypic
- Geranium terebinthinaceum Cav., Diss. 4: 250 (1787).
  - Pelargonium terebintaceum (Cav.) Harv. & Sond., Fl. Cap. 1: 306 (1860).
  - Geraniospermum terebintaceum (Cav.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 94 (1891).
  - Pelargonium terebinthinaceum Small in N.L.Britton & al. (eds.), N. Amer. Fl. 25: 24 (1907).
- Geranium asperum Poir. in J.B.A.M.de Lamarck, Encycl., Suppl. 2: 759 (1812).
- Geranium radula Roth, Bot. Abh. Beobacht.: 51 (1787), (non Cav.).
- Hoarea intermixta Sweet, Hort. Brit.: 76 (1826).
- Pelargonium asperum Ehrh. ex Spreng., Syst. Veg. 3: 62 (1826).
- Pelargonium intermedium R.Knuth, Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 44: 27 (1909).

Hybrids[edit]

P. × blandfordianum – P. × melissimum

Note:[edit]

The type of L'Héritier refer to the almost infertile plant commonly cultivated in Europe and elsewhere. Slightly different fertile plants has been found later (Van der Walt & Vorste 1988) and might represent a new species (Miller 1996).

Distribution[edit]

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe (introduced)
- Regional: Southwestern Europe
  - Corse.
Continental: Africa
- Regional: Macaronesia (introduced)
  - Canary Islands.
- Regional: South Tropical Africa
  - Zimbabwe.
- Regional: Southern Africa
  - Cape Provinces, Northern Provinces.
Continental: Northern America (introduced)
- Regional: Mexico
  - Mexico Southwest.
Continental: Southern America (introduced)
- Regional: Central America
  - Costa Rica.
- Regional: Caribbean
  - Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Puerto Rico.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References[edit]

Primary references[edit]

Aiton, W. 1789. Hortus Kewensis; or, a catalogue of the plants cultivated in the Royal Botanic Garden at Kew. Vol. I. Monandria–Heptandria. XXX+496 pp., tt. 1–6. George Nicol, London. BHL Reference page.

Additional references[edit]

L’Héritier, C.L. 1792. Geraniologia. 44 pp. Parisii ; Londinum ; Vienna ; Argentoratum. BHL Reference page. : 17
Miller, D. 1996. Pelargoniums: a gardener's guide to the species and their cultivars and hybrids. Timber Press, Inc., Portland, Oregon.
Van der Walt, J.J.A. & Vorster P.J. 1988. Pelargoniums of Southern Africa vol. 3.
Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) 2003. Plants of Southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: i–vi, 1–1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria. ISBN 1-919795-99-5. ARK: /t50g8869c PDF (97 MB) Reference page.

Links[edit]

Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Pelargonium graveolens in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Aug 16. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2021. Pelargonium graveolens. Published online. Accessed: Aug 16 2021.
Tropicos.org 2021. Pelargonium graveolens. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 16 Aug 2021.
Hassler, M. 2021. Pelargonium graveolens. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2021. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Aug 16. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2021. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Pelargonium graveolens. Accessed: 16 Aug 2021.

Vernacular names[edit]

English: rose geranium, rose-scent geranium
français: pélargonium à forte odeur
עברית: פלרגוניום חריף
日本語: ローズゼラニウム、ニオイテンジクアオイ、カトリソウ、カレンソウ
lietuvių: Malonioji pelargonija
português: gerânio, sardineira
Türkçe: Itır
中文: 玫瑰天竺葵

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