Pan India Bouquets

Pelargonium odoratissimum (L.) L'Hér.

Family : Geraniaceae
(Geranium Family)
Family (Hindi name) : RATANJOT FAMILY (रतनजोत फैमिली)
Family (as per The APG System III) : Geraniaceae
Synonym(s) : Cortusina odoratissima (L.) Eckl. & Zeyh.; Geraniospermum odoratissimum (L.) Kuntze; Geranium africanum Cav.; Geranium odoratissimum L.; Geranium odoriferum G.Don; Pelargonium odoratum Hoffmanns.; Pelargonium odorum Salisb.; Malva moschata Blanco
Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Pelargonium odoratissimum (L.) L'Hér.
Common name : Apple geranium, Apple pelargonium
Habit : Herb
Habitat : Grows as undergrowth in forests or in shaded places protected by rocky ledges or taller bushes and under trees in forest margins; Cultivated in India
Comments / notes : Grown for their rose-scented essential oil, ‘geranium oil’.
Flower, Fruit : Throughout the year
Distribution :
- Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
Native : Cape Provinces, KwaZulu-Natal, Northern Provinces, Swaziland
Exotic/Native : Exotic
World Distribution : South Africa and Ecuador, India, Puerto Rico
Literature : Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 90
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Navendu Page, Deepak Kumar (2020). Pan India Bouquets. http://flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in/pan/plants.php?name=Pelargonium odoratissimum. Downloaded on 2 October 2023.