Summary
Place of publication:
Icon. pl. rar. 3:10, t. 537. 1794 ("1786-1793"); Collectanea 5:140. 1797 ("1796")
Verified:
03/19/1997
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Reference(s)
- Aldén, B., S. Ryman & M. Hjertson. Våra kulturväxters namn - ursprung och användning. Formas, Stockholm (Handbook on Swedish cultivated and utility plants, their names and origin). 2009
- Arnold, T. H. & B. C. De Wet, eds. Plants of southern Africa: names and distribution. Mem. Bot. Surv. S. Africa no. 62. 1993
- Botanical Society of the British Isles. BSBI taxon database (on-line resource).
- Demarne, F. E. & J. J. A. van der Walt. 1990. Pelargonium tomentosum: a potential source of peppermint-scented essential oil. S. African J. Pl. Soil. S. African J. Pl. Soil 7:36-39.
- Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. Hortus third. 1976
- Miller, D. Pelargoniums; a gardener's guide to the species and their hybrids and cultivars. 1996 111.
- van der Walt, J. J. A. & P. J. Vorster. Pelargoniums of southern Africa, vol. 2. 1981 145.
- van der Walt, J. J. A. 1985. A taxonomic revision of the type section of Pelargonium L'Hérit. (Geraniaceae). Bothalia 15:383.
Common names
English
herb-scent geranium – pennyroyal pelargonium – peppermint geranium – peppermint-scent geranium – peppermint-scent pelargonium – piperitum – Swedish
pepparmyntspelargon –
Distribution
order_code | Status | Continent | Subcontinent | Country | State | Note |
1 | Native | Africa | Southern Africa | South Africa | Cape Province | |
2 | Cultivated | | | | | |
Native
Africa
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SOUTHERN AFRICA:
South Africa [Cape Province]
Cultivated
()
Economic Uses
Usage | Type | Note | Reference |
Materials | potential as essential oils | | Demarne, F. E. & J. J. A. van der Walt. 1990. Pelargonium tomentosum: a potential source of peppermint-scented essential oil. S. African J. Pl. Soil. S. African J. Pl. Soil 7:36-39. |
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System.
2024. Germplasm Resources Information Network
(GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://ausgenebank.agriculture.vic.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=27141.
Accessed 20 September 2024.