Saturday, May 22, 2010

Latin name for a plant?

Does anyone know the latin name of the Lemon Scented Geranium plant? please i really need to know :(

Latin name for a plant?
Pelargonium graveolens is a species of Pelargonium (commonly called geranium) with great importance in the perfume industry.





It is cultivated on a large scale and its foliage is distilled for its scent. P. graveolens cultivars have a wide variety of smells, including rose, citrus, mint, coconut and nutmeg, as well as various fruits.





However, the most commercially important varieties are those that have rose scents.





Common names include or rose geranium , old fashion rose geranium, and rose-scent geranium.





Pelargonium gravelons is also known by taxonomic synonyms "Geranium terebinthinaceum Cav." and Pelargonium terebinthinaceum .





"Rose geranium" is sometimes used to refer to "Pelargonium incrassatum (Andrews) Sims" or its synonym "Pelargonium roseum (Andrews) DC"





Commercial vendors often list the source of geranium or rose geranium essential oil as Palargonium graveolens roseum.





Pelargonium distillates and absolutes, commonly known as "scented geranium oil" are sometimes used to supplement or adulterate more expensive rose oils.





Click on the links below for more information==





http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/med-a...





http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/htm...





http://www.ibiblio.org/pfaf/cgi-bin/arr_...
Reply:The genus is Pelargonium which includes many species. They are members of the family Geraniaceae.
Reply:Believe it or not, there are several lemon scented geraniums. Try this plant web site and see if the picture is the one you want.


www.mountainvalleygrowers.com/pelargon...





If not, there are many on-line nurserys (White Flower Farm, Parks Seed, etc) you could scroll through their offerings.
Reply:Pelargonium crispum


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