Pelargonium graveolens

Taxonavigation

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

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

Synonyms

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

P. × blandfordianum – P. × melissimum

Note:

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

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

Primary references

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

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

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

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