Pelargonium odoratissimum

Pelargonium odoratissimum

Pelargonium odoratissimum

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. Parvulipetala
Sectio: P. sect. Reniformia
Species: Pelargonium odoratissimum

Name

Pelargonium odoratissimum (L.) L'Hér. in Aiton, Hortus Kew. 2: 419. 1789.

Synonyms

• Cortusina odoratissima (L.) Eckl. & Zeyh., Enum. 77 (1835)
• Geraniospermum odoratissimum (L.) Kuntze, Rev. Gen. 94 (1891)
• Geranium africanum Cav., Diss. 242 (1788)
• Geranium odoratissimum L., Sp. Pl. 679 (1753)
• Geranium odoriferum (Sweet) G.Don, Gen. Syst. 1: 739 (1831)
• Pelargonium odoratum (Thunb.) Hoffmanns., Verz. Pfl.-Kult. 93 (1824)
• Pelargonium odoriferum Sweet, Hort. Brit. ed. I. 81, G. Don, Gen. Syst. 1: 739 (1826)
• Pelargonium odorum (Thunb.) Salisb., Prod. 312 (1796)
• Malva moschata Blanco

Hybrids

P. × middletonianum

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: Southern Africa Cape Provinces, KwaZulu-Natal, Northern Provinces, Swaziland Introduced into: Ecuador, Puerto Rico References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• L'Héritier de Brutelle, C.L. in Aiton, W. (1789) Hortus Kew. 2: 419.

Additional references

• 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 odoratissimum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Aug 19. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Pelargonium odoratissimum. Published online. Accessed: Aug 19 2021.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Pelargonium odoratissimum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 19 Aug 2021.
• Hassler, M. 2021. Pelargonium odoratissimum. 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 19. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2021. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Pelargonium odoratissimum. Accessed: 19 Aug 2021.

Vernacular names

العربية: عيهون معطار
English: apple geranium
español: Geranio de olor

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