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Pelargonium graveolens

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Pelargonium graveolens
Pelargonium graveolens

Taxonavigation

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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

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

Synonyms

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  • 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

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P. × blandfordianum – P. × melissimum

Note:

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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

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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, 2nd Edition

References

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Primary references

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Additional references

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Vernacular names

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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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